SB 12 — Compensable Losses for Tribal Members

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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d F 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

(1) Losses compensable under this part 1 resulting fromfromdeath death of or injury to a victim include:

(i)________ ReasonableCapital travelletters expenses for a victim related to funeral, burial, medical care, or mentalbold health& counselORitalic TRADITIONALnumbers HEALINGindicate CEREMONIESnew ,INCLUDINGmaterial ASadded DESCRIBEDto INexisting SUBSECTIO(1)(m)law; OF THIS SECTIO;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

(i) Reasonabletravelexpensesforavictimrelatedtofuneral,burial, medical care, ormental health counseling,OR TRADITIONAL HEALING CEREMONIES , INCLUDING AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1)(m)OF THIS SECTION;

and (m) E XPENSES FOR TRADITIONAL N ATIVEAATIVE A MERICAN HEALING CEREMONIES AND PRACTICES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE INDIGENOUS AS DEFINED IN SECTION24-33.5-2601INCLUDING,BUTSECTION24-33.5-2601,INCLUDING ,BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

(II) RADITIONALTRADITIONAL CEREMONIAL PRACTICES ;

(III) CEREMONIAL BURIALS ,INCLUDING, INCLUDING CLOTHING FOR THE DECEASED ,MEALS, MEALS , AND OTHER EXPENSES RELATED TO TRADITIONAL GIVEAWAY OR GIFTING PRACTICES;PRACTICES ;

(IV) CHILDC HILD CARE DURING BURIAL CEREMONIES;ANDCEREMONIES ;AND (V) REIMBURSEMENTR FORHONORARIAPROVIDEDINCONNECTIONEIMBURSEMENT FOR HONORARIA PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH CEREMONIAL SERVICES;ANDSERVICES ;AND (n) REASONABLER EASONABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATED TO TRADITIONAL -2- 012 N ATIVEA MERICANHEALINGCEREMONIESANDPRACTICES ,ASDESCRIBED,ASDESCRIBEDIN IN SUBSECTION (1)(m) OFOFTHISSECTION THIS,FORAVICTIMWHOISINDIGENOUS SECTION , FOR A VICTIM WHO IS INDIGENOUS ,AS DEFINED IN SECTIO24-33.5-2601.SECTION24-33.5-2601.

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly(Augustninety-dayperiod after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);

except that, if a referendumreferendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3)ofarticleVofthestate 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 approvedPAGE by2-SENATE theBILL people26-012 atapprovedbythepeopleatthegeneralelectiontobeheldinNovember2026 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.

-3-____________________________ 012____________________________ James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

Julie McCluskie PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

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