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Proponent seeks repeal of Colorado retail delivery fees in hearing on Initiative 51
Summary
A hearing on Initiative Measure 51 on April 1, 2025, focused on proposed repeal of retail delivery fees and technical and statutory questions about effective dates and how programs funded by the fees would be sustained if the repeal succeeds.
A public hearing on proposed Initiative Measure 51, which would repeal retail delivery fees, was held at 10 a.m. April 1, 2025, in House Committee Room 0109. Legislative council and Office of Legislative Legal Services staff reviewed the draft language with the initiative’s proponent and raised technical questions about constitutional single-subject requirements, effective dates, and the fiscal effects on funds that currently depend on fee revenue.
The proponent told staff the initiative’s single subject is “To repeal the retail delivery fees.” Amanda Little of Legislative Council staff read questions from a March 27, 2025 memorandum and asked whether the draft’s language about timing and a safety clause was necessary given constitutional rules on initiative effective dates. Little asked, “What is the single subject…
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