CO HB1043

Repeals the conditional effective date provision in House Bill 19-1005 that prevented the income tax credit for early childhood educators from taking effect.

House Bill 19-1005 was signed into law on May 13, 2019, but never took effect because an amendment made its effectiveness contingent on voters rejecting a November 2019 ballot measure about tobacco and nicotine taxes.

The related ballot measure (House Bill 19-1333) was postponed indefinitely by the Senate on May 2, 2019, and never reached voters, making the conditional language impossible to satisfy.

Restores the standard act-subject-to-petition clause, allowing House Bill 19-1005 to take effect on August 2, 2019, unless a referendum petition was filed against it.

Includes a safety clause declaring the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, or safety.