Colorado State University Ordinance Compliance

Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED SENATE BILL 26-038 LLS NO. 26-0157.01 Ken Fowler x2372 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Kipp, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Zokaie, Senate Committees House Committees Local Government & Housing A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY COMPLIANCE WITH ORDINANCES IMPOSED BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill requires the board of governors of the Colorado state university system to comply with a noise or sign ordinance imposed by a local government with jurisdiction over university land.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.

Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 23-31-103 as follows:

23-31-103. Board to control college and lands.

The board of governors of the Colorado state university system has the general control and supervision of the Colorado state university and lands and the use thereof, which may be vested in the university by state or national legislation and of all appropriations made by the state for the support of the same. The board has plenary power to adopt all such ordinances, bylaws, and regulations, not in conflict with the law, as they may deem THE BOARD DEEMS necessary to secure the successful operation of the university and promote the designed objects. FOR PROPERTY UNDER CONTROL OF THE BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 31 THAT IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF A CITY OR COUNTY, THE BOARD SHALL COMPLY WITH A NOISE OR SIGN ORDINANCE IMPOSED BY THE CITY OR COUNTY FOR NOISE THAT IS AUDIBLE OR SIGNS THAT ARE VISIBLE, OUTSIDE PROPERTY UNDER CONTROL OF THE BOARD, UNLESS OTHERWISE GRANTED A WAIVER BY THE RELEVANT CITY OR COUNTY.

SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.