Review and Comment Hearing for Initiative #310, 311, 312, 313

Thursday, April 2, 2026·37m·▶ Watch / Listen

Colorado's Legislative Council staff and legislative attorneys walked the proponents of four oil-and-gas ballot initiatives through a review-and-comment session, with counsel Martha Tierney agreeing on the spot to a raft of drafting fixes — from dropping an ex post facto clause to narrowing liability language — on measures targeting operator liability, drinking-water protection and pipeline cost-shifting.

Key Actions

·Initiative #310 — Joint and several liability for oil and gas operationsAction

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Notable Quotes

“Yeah. So that's a good. That was a good flag for us. And I don't think now that it's not going to be ex post facto. It can't live in the ex post facto clause. Okay.”
Martha Tierney (Counsel for Designated Representatives) · witness — Tierney conceding a staff flag and agreeing to relocate the liability provision out of the Constitution's ex post facto clause — the most consequential change of the session, abandoning the measure's retroactive reach.

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TranscriptPreview

Okay, we'll just keep going. And if I have to repeat this for the next one, I will do that. Okay. Well, this is a public meeting, and the members of the public are free to be here and listen in the purposes, not to hear from members of the public, but to hear from the designated representatives of the proponents of the initiative and the council. The other persons are not permitted to comment. Our first objective is to be sure we understand your intent and your objectives in proposing the law or amendment. We hope that the statements and questions contained in our memorandum will provide a basis for discussion and understanding of your proposal. There will be multiple memos as I discussed, but today we will begin by reading the purposes as stated in the memorandum dated March 27, 2026. Okay, so we will. Or one more comment. The proposed initiative 2025, 2026, 310 was submitted by the same designated representatives as a part of a group of related proposed initiatives, including proposed initiatives 25, 26, 11 through 12 through 13. The comments and questions raised in this memorandum do not include in comment, include comments and…

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