Review and Comment Hearing for Initiative #232, 233, 234, 235
State legislative staff walked proponents Suzanne Taheri and Michael Fields through review-and-comment hearings on four proposed 2025-2026 ballot initiatives — a pair capping the state income tax rate at 4.4% (one statutory, one constitutional) and a pair requiring ballot measures to be written in plain, eighth-grade-level language. No votes were taken; the sessions produced technical comments and drafting clarifications only.
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Sign in to subscribeReady? Okay. For the record, we are here for the review and comment hearing for proposed initiative measures 2025, 2026, number 232, and number 233 concerning an income tax rate cap. And I am Elizabeth Ramey, economist, Legislative Council staff. And with me in the room, Jed Franklin, staff attorney, Office of Legislative Legal Services. Suzanne Taheri, proponent. Michael Fields, proponent. Okay. So I will start with the memorandum to Susan Taheri and Michael Fields dated February 18, 2026, about the proposed initiative measures that I just mentioned. Do I need to repeat that? Okay. Section 1, 40, 105. 1. Colorado Revised Statutes requires the directors of the Legislative Council staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services to review and comment on initiative petitions for proposed laws and amendments to the Colorado Constitution. We hereby submit our comments and questions to you regarding the appended proposed initiatives. The purpose of this statutory requirement of the directors of Legislative Council Staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services is to provide comments and questions intended to aid designated representatives and the proponents they represent in determining the language of their proposal and to avail the public of the contents of…
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