HB 18-1336

House Bill 18-1336, which has been signed into law, ends a program that provided grants to local governments affected by retail marijuana sales. These grants were intended to help cover costs related to the impacts of marijuana businesses in their communities. The bill also removes the requirement for reporting on how effective this grant program was. This change will take effect on July 1, 2019, and any leftover money from the previous year can still be used until it runs out.

Official Summary

Joint Budget Committee. On July 1, 2019, the bill repeals the local government retail marijuana impact grant program, under which the department of local affairs (department) awards grants to eligible local governments for documented marijuana impacts. Any encumbered money from the fiscal year 2017-18 appropriation to the department remains available for expenditure in the next fiscal year. The bill also repeals a reporting requirement regarding the effectiveness of the grant program.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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