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LCB plans SBEIS contracting, signals evaluation need for 1515 and reiterates five-store ownership limit
Summary
Policy staff said the agency will contract a sole-source vendor to produce a Small Business Economic Impact Statement for rulemaking, flagged a likely program evaluation for 1515 by the end of 2027, and emphasized the statute limiting ownership to five stores after Jan. 1.
Justin told EMT staff are preparing materials and a sole-source procurement to secure a vendor for the required Small Business Economic Impact Statement (SBEIS) to support rulemaking. He said the vendor will evaluate anticipated impacts and that staff are striving to finalize a high-level rules package to avoid rework once the SBEIS is complete.
On 1515, Justin said public-health stakeholders requested an evaluation at the program’s close (target date discussed was the end of 2027) but the agency has not been allocated funding for that study and would need to prioritize it if leadership directs. He reiterated statutory ownership limits, telling the group, "the statute's clear you can't own more than 5 stores after January," and said the agency intends to enforce that requirement.
