Review and Comment Hearing for Initiative #274, 275
On the last day to file initiatives for review and comment in the 2025-26 cycle, legislative staff walked proponent Natalie Menton through two proposals to strip sales tax off food — Initiative #274, a sweeping elimination on all food, and the narrower Initiative #275, targeting ready-to-eat and ready-to-drink items — with staff attorney Nicole Myers pressing on how retailers could possibly apply the definitions at the register.
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“How is a retailer expected to determine at the point of sale whether ice is purchased for human consumption as opposed to other purposes such as cool cooling food or beverages in a cooler?”
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Sign in to subscribeIt's. Okay. Let's see. Just confirming that the audio is working. When you set the deadline with today. The deadline for filing for the next title board hearing is today, but there's also the deadline on this being the last day for that whole two part cycle. Today is the last day to file an initiative for review and comment in this. In the 2025, 26 cycle. Okay, so you would see it then you would just say, okay, compared to version A, thirst B, then. Okay, got it. So we can. Okay, the audio's all set up, so we're calling the meeting to order. This is the hearing for the proposed initiative measures 26, 274 and 275 concerning eliminate sales tax on food and eliminate sales tax on food for median consumption. It is 12:46 on March 20, 2026, in the House Committee Room 109. We will go around and introduce ourselves for the record, my name is Christine McLaughlin and I'm here with legislative staff. Nicole Myers, Legislative Legal Services. Natalie Menton, petition representative for 274. Brandon Work, petition representative for 275 or 274. Sorry. Right now. Okay. Section 1 40, 151 of the Colorado Revised Statutes requires…
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