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Review and Comment Hearing for Initiative #228

Thursday, February 19, 2026·19m·▶ Watch / Listen

Legislative staff walked the proponents of Initiative #228 — a measure to designate sporting goods sales tax revenue for wildfire prevention and conservation — through a routine review-and-comment session, flagging drafting ambiguities the proponents largely agreed to fix. No vote was taken.

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Notable Quotes

In fact, Aaron got it right away and had to point it out to me because I was like, wait, it's clear. No, no, there's 20. There could be 25% left.

Martha Tierney, Counsel for the Proponents · witnessThe proponents' counsel had maintained the percentage-distribution language was unambiguous, then conceded the drafting problem after co-proponent Aaron Citron spotted it — the hearing's frankest moment.

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It. Okay, I'm calling this meeting to order. This is a hearing for proposed initiative measure 2526, number 228 concerning designate sporting goods sales tax revenue for conservation. It is 1:00pm on February 19, 2026 in HCR 0109. For the record, we will go around and introduce ourselves. I'm Amanda Little and I'm with Legislative Council staff. Pierce Lively, Office of Legislative Legal Services. Brendan Witt, I'm a proponent of the initiative. Martha Tierney, Council for the Proponents. Aaron Citron, Proponent all right. Section 140151 Colorado Revised Statutes requires the directors of the Colorado Legislative Council that I'm calling this meeting to order. I guess it's working. Okay, so section 141. 051 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 the Office of Legislative Legal Services is to provide comments intended to aid proponents in determining the language of their proposal and to avail the public of knowledge of the contents of the proposal. While this is a public meeting and
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