Two Colorado House committees have advanced a Senate-passed bill to create a regulatory framework for legal psychedelics under a voter-approved initiative.
The House Finance Committee took up the legislation from Senate President Steve Fenberg (D), advancing it with amendments in an 8-2 vote on Thursday. It was then approved by the Appropriations Committee with a minor technical change on Friday, sending it to the floor for second reading consideration.
Since being introduced earlier this month, the measure has moved quickly as lawmakers work to enact it before the end of the legislative session on May 6. It passed in two Senate panels in short order before being approved by the full chamber on Tuesday.
Overall, the bill seeks to set up regulations for a psychedelics legalization law that voters passed at the ballot last year, largely focusing on rules for using the substances in licensed healing centers under the guidance of facilitators. The proposal has received mixed feedback from advocates and stakeholders so far.
“My takeaway from the testimony is that ballot measure 122 is controversial,” Rep. Judy Amabile (D), who is carrying the bill in the House, said during Thursday’s committee meeting. “It has a lot of aspects that some people like.
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