Review and Comment Hearing for Initiative #415, 416, 417, 418

Check, check, check. Sam, Are the mics on on the table? Good morning. It is April 3, 2026. At 10:03am we are going to begin the review and comment hearing for proposed initiative measures 2025, 2026, number 4, 15, 416, 417 and 418, which we have informally captioned concerning the legalization of limited gaming statewide. My name is Greg Sobetsky. I'm here representing Legislative Council staff and I'm joined by Mr. Sweetman, Richard Sweetman, Legislative Legal Staff and then we're also joined by the designated representatives of the proponents of all four measures. Would you like to introduce yourselves for the record, Please. Thank you both so much for being here this morning. We really appreciate it. I'm going to read through some required text before we get started. Then we'll go through the purposes that we've identified for all four measures and and then we'll go through our substantive comments and questions for the measures. Section 140.105, subsection 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, proposed laws and amendments to the Colorado Constitution. We hereby submit our comments and questions…