Colorado § 39-28.5-108.5 - Revenue and spending limitations.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 39-28.5-108.5 — Revenue and spending limitations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-28.5-108.5. Revenue and spending limitations.
Notwithstanding any limitations on revenue, spending, or appropriations contained in section 20 of article X of the state constitution or any other provision of law, any revenue generated by the tax increase set forth in section 39-28.5-102, approved by the voters at the statewide election in November 2020, may be collected and spent as a voter-approved revenue change.
Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1427), ch. 248, p. 1196, § 17, effective January 1, 2021.
Editor's note: Section 27(2) of chapter 248 (HB 20-1427), Session Laws of Colorado 2020, provides that this section takes effect on the date of the governor's proclamation or January 1, 2021, whichever is later, only if, at the November 2020 statewide election, a majority of voters approve the ballot issue referred in accordance with section 39-28-401. The ballot issue, referred to the voters as proposition EE, was approved on November 3, 2020, and was proclaimed by the Governor on December 31, 2020. The vote count for the measure was as follows:
FOR: 2,134,608
AGAINST: 1,025,182
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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