First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 25-0914.01 Michael Dohr x4347
SENATE BILL 25-246
Senate Committees House Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE ELIMINATION OF THE GRAY AND BLACK MARKET101
MARIJUANA ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM .102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/
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Joint Budget Committee. In current law, there is a gray and black
market marijuana enforcement grant program (program) that awards law
enforcement grants related to marijuana enforcement. The bill prohibits
the program from awarding grants in fiscal year 2025-26. The bill repeals
the program on June 30, 2026.
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Bridges and Kirkmeyer, Amabile
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Bird and Sirota, Taggart
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-119, amend2
(1)(a); and add (6) as follows:3
24-32-119. Gray and black market marijuana enforcement4
grant program - report - definition - repeal. (1) (a) The gray and black5
market marijuana enforcement grant program is created in the division.6
The division shall award grants to local law enforcement agencies and7
district attorneys to cover, in part or in full, investigation and prosecution8
costs associated with unlicensed marijuana cultivation or distribution9
operations conducted in violation of state law. T
HE DIVISION SHALL NOT10
AWARD GRANTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.11
(6) T
HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2026.12
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,13
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate14
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for15
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state16
institutions.17
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