HB21-1032 Summary

• A county or municipality can abrogate all or any portion of a governor's disaster emergency order by majority vote of its governing body through resolution, ordinance, or rule when the disaster emergency lasts longer than 30 days.

• Once a local government enacts such a resolution or ordinance, the abrogated order or portions thereof have no legal force within that municipality or the unincorporated portions of the county.

• The state and its departments, institutions, or agencies are prohibited from taking retaliatory action against a county or municipality that abrogates a governor's order, including denying monetary payments or other financial assistance.

• Local governing bodies must notify the governor and affected state departments, institutions, or agencies when adopting a resolution or ordinance to abrogate a disaster order.

• The bill applies to Colorado Revised Statutes sections governing the governor's emergency management powers (24-33.5-704), county commissioners' powers (30-11-107), and municipal police powers (31-15-401).