Archive #50931

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Bill Number: HB26-1409
HTTP Status: 200
Valid JSON: Valid
Archived At: 2026-04-03 15:59:09 MDT
Created At: 2026-04-03 15:59:09 MDT

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  "active": "T",
  "origin": "House",
  "lls_num": "26-0966",
  "session": "2026A",
  "subject": [
    "Fiscal Policy & Taxes",
    "Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana",
    "Local Government",
    "State Government",
    "State Revenue & Budget"
  ],
  "bill_num": "HB26-1409",
  "sponsors": [
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      "id": "KB002",
      "title": "Representative",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Kyle Brown",
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      "sponsor_order": "1"
    },
    {
      "id": "ES001",
      "title": "Representative",
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      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Emily Sirota",
      "last_name": "Sirota",
      "first_name": "Emily",
      "sponsor_order": "2"
    },
    {
      "id": "RT001",
      "title": "Representative",
      "s_type": "Additional Sponsor",
      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Rick Taggart",
      "last_name": "Taggart",
      "first_name": "Rick"
    },
    {
      "id": "JB004",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Jeff Bridges",
      "last_name": "Bridges",
      "first_name": "Jeff",
      "sponsor_order": "3"
    },
    {
      "id": "BK001",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Barbara Kirkmeyer",
      "last_name": "Kirkmeyer",
      "first_name": "Barbara",
      "sponsor_order": "4"
    },
    {
      "id": "JA002",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Additional Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Judy Amabile",
      "last_name": "Amabile",
      "first_name": "Judy"
    }
  ],
  "bill_files": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/434E5AC134E3295E87258DC400510BF1/$File/1409_01.pdf",
      "date": "04/02/2026",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "url_html": "",
      "lastModified": "04/02/2026 01:00:44 PM"
    }
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  "committees": [
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      "id": "H_APP_2026A",
      "name": "Appropriations",
      "chamber": "House"
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  ],
  "long_title": "Concerning the distribution of money collected from the retail marijuana sales tax.",
  "bill_status": "In Committee - HOU Appropriations",
  "short_title": "Marijuana Tax Cash Fund Distributions",
  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Joint Budget Committee.</b> Current law requires 3.5% of the gross retail marijuana sales tax revenue to be distributed to local governments. The bill eliminates the distribution to local governments and allocates the gross retail marijuana sales tax revenue as follows:<br/></p><p><ul><li>73.17% to the marijuana tax cash fund (fund);</li><li>11.33% to the state public school fund;</li><li>1.5% to the marijuana cash fund; and</li><li>14% to the general fund.</li></ul></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bill also directs the state treasurer to transfer from the fund to the state public school fund at the end of each fiscal year, an amount equal to the difference between the balance of the fund and:<br/></p><p><ul><li>15% of the amount that the general assembly appropriated from the fund in that fiscal year; and</li><li>Any amount of the fund designated to be part of the emergency reserve for that fiscal year.<br/><br/><i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>",
  "progress_bar": [
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      "end": "F",
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      "position": 1
    },
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    }
  ],
  "special_type": "",
  "bill_category": "Government - State",
  "allow_testimony": "F",
  "amendment_files": [],
  "full_bill_topic": "Marijuana Tax Cash Fund Distributions",
  "long_bill_files": [],
  "GHG_report_files": [],
  "preamended_files": [],
  "bill_sub_category": "Fiscal Policies",
  "fiscal_note_files": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/434E5AC134E3295E87258DC400510BF1/$File/HB1409_00.pdf",
      "date": "04/03/2026",
      "label": "FN1",
      "url_html": "",
      "lastModified": "04/03/2026 03:15:11 PM",
      "label_detailed": "Initial Fiscal Note"
    }
  ],
  "is_budget_package": "Yes",
  "session_laws_files": "",
  "summarized_history": [
    {
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      "action": "Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations",
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    }
  ],
  "research_note_files": [],
  "bill_sub_sub_category": "Other",
  "committee_report_files": [],
  "demographic_note_files": [],
  "updated_bill_summary_files": [],
  "budget_staff_analysis_files": [],
  "first_chamber_third_reading_date": "",
  "second_chamber_third_reading_date": ""
}

Raw Response

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