Results for Proposed Initiative #297

Ballot Title Setting Board
2019-2020

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

An amendment to the Colorado constitution prohibiting state and local government restrictions or other limitations on the installation and use of natural gas except as required for safety purposes, including restrictions on the installation and use of natural gas in homes and businesses for cooking, hot water systems, generators, and heating systems.

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

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution prohibiting state and local government restrictions or other limitations on the installation and use of natural gas except as required for safety purposes, including restrictions on the installation and use of natural gas in homes and businesses for cooking, hot water systems, generators, and heating systems?

Hearing April 1, 2020

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
The Board determined that the proposed initiative adds language to the state constitution. The requirement for approval by fifty-five percent of the votes cast applies to this initiative.
Hearing adjourned 11:29 AM.

Rehearing April 15, 2020

Motion for Rehearing (proponents) granted only to the extent that the Board made changes to the titles. Motion for Rehearing (Rose) granted only to the extent that the Board made changes to the titles. Hearing adjourned 11:00 AM.

* Unofficially captioned "Prohibit Restrictions on the Utilization of Natural Gas" by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.