Shepard's:

(Colo. 1999)

Submission of Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549

Parallel Citations

1999 Colo. LEXIS 422

28 Colo. Law. 234 6

1999 Colo. J. C.A.R. 2214

1999 Colo. J. C.A.R. 3115

(Colo.,1999)

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1. Colorado Supreme Court

1.

Siewiyumptewa v. State (In re Dwyer)

357 P.3d 185, 2015 Colo. LEXIS 916, 2015 CO 58
Followed by: 357 P.3d 185 p.191 2015 CO 58 p.19
[c]ourts may determine [it] 'by considering other relevant materials such as the ballot title
and submission clause and the biennial "Bluebook," which is the analysis of ballot
proposals prepared by the legislature.'" (quoting In re Submission of Interrogatories on
House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999))) . Finally, we note that voters
"must be presumed to know the existing law at the time they amend or clarify that law."
Common Sense Alliance v. Davidson , 995 P.2d 748 , ...
Court
Colo.
Date
2015
2.

2.

Colo. Ethics Watch v. Senate Majority Fund, LLC

269 P.3d 1248, 2012 Colo. LEXIS 103, 2012 CO 12
Cited by: 269 P.3d 1248 p.1256 2012 CO 12 p.29
... voters as evinced by the explanation of Amendment 27 in the 2002 Bluebook. Colo.
Legislative Council, Research Pub. No. 502-7, 2002 Ballot Information Booklet: Analysis
of Statewide Ballot Issues 4-5 (2002) [hereinafter "Bluebook 2002"]; see In re
Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999) (" A court may
ascertain the intent of the voters by considering other relevant matters such as the
biennial Bluebook, which is the analysis of ballot proposals ...
Discussion

Headnotes
HN5
Court
Colo.
Date
2012
3.

3.

Mesa County Bd. of County Comm'rs v. State

203 P.3d 519, 2009 Colo. LEXIS 236
Followed by: 203 P.3d 519 p.529
... X, section 20 . We have consistently declined to adopt interpretations of article X,
section 20 that would unreasonably curtail the everyday functions of government. See
Havens v. Bd. Of County Comm'rs , 924 P.2d 517 , 521 (Colo. 1996) ; In re Submission
of Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 557 (Colo. 1999) .
Discussion
Headnotes
HN1
Court
Colo.
Date
2009
4.

4.

Barber v. Ritter
196 P.3d 238, 2008 Colo. LEXIS 999
Followed by: 196 P.3d 238 p.248
... services. Id . (declining to adopt a "rigid interpretation of [Amendment] 1, which
would have the effect of working a reduction in government services") (quoting Bolt v.
Arapahoe County Sch. Dist. No. Six , 898 P.2d 525 , 537 (Colo. 1995)) ; In re Submission
of Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 557 (Colo. 1999) (rejecting an
interpretation of Amendment 1 that would "cripple the everyday workings of
government"). In the context of the case now before us, we are ...

Discussion
Court
Colo.
Date
2008
5.

5.

Phillips v. Englewood Post No. 322 Veterans of Foreign

Wars of the United States, Inc.
139 P.3d 639, 2006 Colo. LEXIS 555
Cited by: 139 P.3d 639 p.643
Court
Colo.
Date
2006
6.

6.

City of Golden v. Parker

138 P.3d 285, 2006 Colo. LEXIS 558
Cited by: 138 P.3d 285 p.290
Because we review legislation with the presumption that it is constitutional, see, e.g., In
re Submission of Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999)
, our cases have not often found a law retrospective. However, we have prohibited
retrospective application of a statute when the reasonable expectations and substantial
reliance of a party vested prior to the enactment of the statute. Kuhn , 924 P.2d at 1060
(statute could not be retrospectively applied to ...
Discussion
Headnotes
HN1 | HN6 | HN9
Court
Colo.

Date
2006
7.

7.

Davidson v. Sandstrom
83 P.3d 648, 2004 Colo. LEXIS 49
Cited by: 83 P.3d 648 p.655
... avoided by the amendment." Id. Courts may determine this "by considering other
relevant materials such as the ballot title and submission clause and the biennial
'Bluebook,' which is the analysis of ballot proposals prepared by the legislature." In re
Submission of Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999) .
Discussion
Headnotes
HN5
Court
Colo.
Date
2004
8.

8.

Bd. of County Comm'rs v. Vail Assocs., Inc.

19 P.3d 1263, 2001 Colo. LEXIS 148, 30 Colo. Law. 199 4, 2001 Colo. J. C.A.R. 944, 31
Envtl. L. Rep. 20500
Cited by: 19 P.3d 1263 p.1273
... to every word and term contained therein, whenever possible. In discharging our
judicial function, we afford the language of constitutions and statutes their ordinary and
common meaning. People v. Banks , 9 P.3d 1125 , 1127 (Colo. 2000) ; In re
Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999) . We ascertain
and give effect to their intent.
Discussion
Headnotes
HN5

Court
Colo.
Date
2001
9.

9.

City of Greenwood Village v. Petitioners for the

Proposed City of Centennial
3 P.3d 427, 2000 Colo. LEXIS 787, 29 Colo. Law. 205 8, 2000 Colo. J. C.A.R. 3632
Cited by: 3 P.3d 427 p.440
... implicates a suspect classification or impacts a fundamental right, which shifts the
burden for sustaining the statute's constitutionality to the government. This case involves
the presumption of constitutionality we accord to statutes. See Submission of
Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999) .
Discussion
Court
Colo.
Date
2000
10. Colorado Court of Appeals
10.

Gessler v. Grossman
2015 Colo. App. LEXIS 687, 2015 COA 62
Followed by
... ambiguous, "a court may ascertain the intent of the voters by considering other
relevant materials such as the ballot title and submission clause and the biennial
'Bluebook,' which is the analysis of ballot proposals prepared by the legislature." In re
Submission of Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999) .
Discussion

Headnotes
HN5
Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date
2015
11.

Tabor Found. v. Colo. Bridge Enter.

353 P.3d 896, 2014 Colo. App. LEXIS 1336, 2014 COA 106, 2014 COA 106
Cited by: 353 P.3d 896 p.900 2014 COA 106 p.20

... workings of government should not be employed. an interpretation of TABOR that could lead
to an absurd result and "cripple the everyday workings of government" should not be employed.
See In re Submission of Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 557 (Colo.
1999) .
Discussion

Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date
2014

12.

Beinor v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office of Colo. & Serv. Group, Inc.
262 P.3d 970, 2011 Colo. App. LEXIS 1398
Cited in Dissenting Opinion at: 262 P.3d 970 p.979

... "a court may ascertain the intent of the voters by considering other relevant materials such as
the ballot title and submission clause and the biennial 'Bluebook,' which is the analysis of ballot
proposals prepared by the legislature." In re Submission of Interrogatories on House Bill 991325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999) . "We consider the object to be accomplished and the
mischief to be prevented by the provision." Harwood , 141 P.3d at 964 .

Discussion

Headnotes
HN5
Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date
2011

13.

Colo. Ethics Watch v. Senate Majority Fund, LLC

275 P.3d 674, 2010 Colo. App. LEXIS 368
Cited by: 275 P.3d 674 p.682

... ambiguous, "a court may ascertain the intent of the voters by considering other relevant
materials such as the ballot title and submission clause and the biennial 'Bluebook,' which is the
analysis of ballot proposals prepared by the legislature." In re Submission of Interrogatories on
House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999) . "We consider the object to be
accomplished and the mischief to be prevented by the provision." Harwood , 141 P.3d at 964 .
Discussion

Headnotes
HN1 | HN5
Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date
2010

14.

Ruff v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office of State

218 P.3d 1109, 2009 Colo. App. LEXIS 815
Cited by: 218 P.3d 1109 p.1114

... purposefully capable of enlargement); see also Bd. of County Comm'rs v. Dougherty,
Dawkins, Strand & Bigelow, Inc ., 890 P.2d 199 , 207 (Colo. App. 1994) , overruled on other
grounds by In re Submission of Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 (Colo.
1999) (comparing word "whatsoever" to the phrase "including but not limited to," and
concluding that the latter, in contrast to the former, expands the meaning of the phrase to include
terms not specifically listed).
Discussion

Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date
2009

15.

Colo. Cmty. Health Network v. Colo. Gen. Assembly

166 P.3d 280, 2007 Colo. App. LEXIS 1113
Cited by: 166 P.3d 280 p.283

A court may discern that intent by considering materials such as the ballot title, the submission
clause, and the biennial Bluebook analysis of ballot proposals prepared by the legislature. In re
House Bill 99-1325, 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999) .
Discussion

Headnotes
HN5
Court
Colo. Ct. App.

Date
2007

16.

Barber v. Ritter
170 P.3d 763, 2007 Colo. App. LEXIS 480
Followed by: 170 P.3d 763 p.778
Cited by: 170 P.3d 763 p.774

... interpretations of the amendment that would hinder basic governmental operations, seeking
instead to advance the purpose of TABOR, which is to limit the growth of government, and not
to hinder the delivery of basic services and functions. See In re Submission of Interrogatories on
House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 557 (Colo. 1999) (rejecting a literal interpretation of a
TABOR term because it "could lead to absurd results" and "cripple the everyday workings of
government"); Bolt ...
Discussion

Headnotes
HN6
Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date
2007

17.

Bruce v. Pikes Peak Library Dist.

155 P.3d 630, 2007 Colo. App. LEXIS 197
Cited by: 155 P.3d 630 p.632

... situations. However, the term does not include lease-purchase agreements in which the parties
are not bound to renew the lease annually. Colo. Criminal Justice Reform Coal. v. Ortiz , 121
P.3d 288 (Colo. App. 2005) ; see also In re House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 (Colo. 1999) .

Discussion

Headnotes
HN9
Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date
2007

18.

City of Colo. Springs v. Bull

143 P.3d 1127, 2006 Colo. App. LEXIS 1291
Cited by: 143 P.3d 1127 p.1136

In Board of County Commissioners v. Dougherty, Dawkins, Strand & Bigelow, Inc. , 890 P.2d
199 , 207 (Colo. App. 1994) , overruled on other grounds In re Submission of Interrogatories on
House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 (Colo. 1999) , a division of this court held that Certificates of
participation which require future annual appropriations do not create a "debt" or "other financial
obligation" in any future year because they do not require funds to be appropriated for that
purpose, ...
Discussion

Headnotes
HN6
Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date
2006

19.

Colo. Crim. Justice Reform Coalition v. Ortiz

121 P.3d 288, 2005 Colo. App. LEXIS 515
Distinguished by: 121 P.3d 288 p.293

Relying primarily on In re House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 (Colo. 1999) , plaintiffs contend
that their challenge to the constitutionality of HB 03-1256 requires a factual analysis of the
economic realities and circumstances created by the legislation and that such an analysis will
show that the lease-purchase agreements constitute, in reality, multiplefiscal year financial
obligations of the state. We disagree.
Discussion

Headnotes
HN6 | HN8
Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date
2005

20.

Parker v. City of Golden

119 P.3d 557, 2005 Colo. App. LEXIS 344
Cited by: 119 P.3d 557 p.562

... (Colo. App. 1994) (provision in lease obligating county only year-to-year allowed county to
elect to accept or reject continuation of lease without penalty), overruled on other grounds by In
re Submission of Interrogatories on House Bill 991325 , 979 P.2d 549 (Colo. 1999) .
Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date

2005

21.

Rocky Mt. Animal Def. v. Colo. Div. of Wildlife

100 P.3d 508, 2004 Colo. App. LEXIS 445
Cited by: 100 P.3d 508 p.514

In re House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 (Colo. 1999) .

Discussion

Headnotes
HN5
Court
Colo. Ct. App.
Date
2004
10th Circuit - U.S. District Courts
22.

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mts. Servs. Corp. v. Owens

107 F. Supp. 2d 1271, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12855
Cited by: 107 F. Supp. 2d 1271 p.1283

... Legislative Council of the Colorado General Assembly as an analysis of statewide ballot
proposals (Defs.' Ex. A), contains descriptions of the Act and the background to its adoption
which may be used to determine the intent of the voters. See In re Submission of Interrogatories
on House Bill 99-1325, 979 P.2d 549 , 554 (Colo. 1999) . However, neither the summary
description nor the background section make reference to the legal need to provide an exception
to preserve the minor's ...
Discussion

Headnotes
HN5
Court
D. Colo.
Date
2000
10th Circuit - U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
23.

In re Ravenna Metro. Dist.

522 B.R. 656, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 5236
Cited by: 522 B.R. 656 p.675

... Diocese of Indianapolis , 958 N.E.2d 472 , 477 (Ind. App. 2011) ("[A] moral obligation to
perform an agreement does not provide sufficient consideration to support the enforcement of an
agreement nor does it create an enforceable contract"); In re Submission of Interrogatories on
House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 555 n.4 (Colo. 1999) (noting that bonds that do not legally
bind a legislature but that create a moral obligation to appropriate money in the future are
referred to as ...
Discussion

Headnotes
HN6
Court
Bankr. D. Colo.
Date
2014
Georgia Supreme Court

24.

Campbell v. State Rd. & Tollway Auth.

276 Ga. 714, 583 S.E.2d 32, 2003 Ga. LEXIS 610, 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 2013
Cited by: 276 Ga. 714 p.715 583 S.E.2d 32 p.33

... Cir. 2003) (affirming dismissal of complaint challenging constitutionality of Oklahoma act
permitting issuance of Garvee bonds and of federal payments to states under 23 U.S.C. 122 );
Submission of Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325, 979 P.2d 549 , 559 (Colo. 1999) (holding
transportation revenue anticipation notes constituted a "multiple-fiscal year direct or indirect
district debt" requiring voter approval under the Colorado Constitution). described as "debt
backed ...
Discussion

Headnotes
HN2 | HN3
Court
Ga.
Date
2003
Oklahoma Supreme Court
25.

In re Okla. DOT
2003 OK 105, 82 P.3d 1000, 2003 Okla. LEXIS 120, 74 Okla. B.J. 3498
Cited by: 82 P.3d 1000 p.1006

The Supreme Court of Colorado summarized the federal highway aid statutes that gave rise to
grant anticipation debt financing of highway projects by the states in Submission of
Interrogatories on House Bill 99-1325 , 979 P.2d 549 , 552 (Colo. 1999) . The federal
government has guaranteed that 90.5 percent of payments made into the Federal Highway Trust

Fund 18 The federal Highway Trust Fund is created in 26 U.S.C. 9503 . Funds in the Highway
Trust Fund may be expended only for the ...
Discussion

Headnotes
HN2
Court
Okla.
Date
2003