Results for Proposed Initiative #125

Ballot Title Setting Board
2015-2016

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

A change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the sale of full-strength beer, wine, and liquor by food stores, and, in connection therewith, creating a license allowing food stores to sell malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors, commonly referred to as full-strength beer, wine, and liquor, for off-premises consumption; defining a food store as an establishment with at least 3,000 square feet of indoor sales area that earns at least 20% of its annual gross income from the sale of food; allowing a food store licensed to sell fermented malt beverages, commonly referred to as 3.2% beer, to apply to become a food store licensee; allowing the ownership of multiple food store licenses, including by certain retail liquor licensees; and prohibiting the sale of full-strength beer, wine, or liquor by a food store employee who is under twenty-one years of age.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the sale of full-strength beer, wine, and liquor by food stores, and, in connection therewith, creating a license allowing food stores to sell malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors, commonly referred to as full-strength beer, wine, and liquor, for off-premises consumption; defining a food store as an establishment with at least 3,000 square feet of indoor sales area that earns at least 20% of its annual gross income from the sale of food; allowing a food store licensed to sell fermented malt beverages, commonly referred to as 3.2% beer, to apply to become a food store licensee; allowing the ownership of multiple food store licenses, including by certain retail liquor licensees; and prohibiting the sale of full-strength beer, wine, or liquor by a food store employee who is under twenty-one years of age?

Hearing April 20, 2016

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 12:41 PM.

* Unofficially captioned “Food Store License” by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.