Review and Comment Hearing for Initiative #246, 247
In a low-key review-and-comment hearing under Colorado's initiative statute, legislative staff walked proponents of Initiatives #246 and #247 — twin measures granting four-year protection to voter-approved statutory ballot measures — through their comments, with counsel agreeing to several technical fixes and no vote taken.
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“It's important to say that the measures are not assigning any priority to state programs or interfering with state programs. The legislature has discretion on its own budget and can refer measures to the voters if they want. These measures would simply protect the voters.”
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Sign in to subscribeAll right, so this is the hearing for proposed initiative measures 204 or 2025 to 2026, number 246 and 247 concerning four year protection for statutory initiatives. It is 1pm on Thursday, March 5, and we are in Senate Committee Room 354. We will now go around and introduce ourselves. For the purposes of the record, my name is Nina Forbes and I am with Legislative Council staff Jacob Bennington with the Office of Legislative. Sorry, Legislative Legal Services. David Meshke. Brownstein Hyatt Farber. Strike on behalf of the proponents who will introduce themselves now. Hi, I'm Dr. Landon Mascarenas. I'm the chief executive officer of Courageous Colorado action. I am Dr. Amy Spicer. I am the chief impact officer of Courageous Colorado Action. Thank you. Section 1 40, 105, subsection 1 of Colorado Revised Statutes requires the directors of the Colorado Legislative Council and the Office of Legislative Legal Services to review and comment on initiative petitions for proposed laws and amendments to the Colorado Constitution. The purpose of the statutory requirement of the Directors of Legislative Council and Office of Legislative Legal Services is to provide comments intended to aid proponents in determining the language of their proposal…
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