ProposalOfficial record
The question: What would a yes vote or a no vote mean?
A yes vote would dedicate this revenue to the named programs; a no vote would leave it in the state budget.
A yes vote would dedicate the specified existing sales-tax revenue to conservation and outdoor programs and exempt it from the TABOR limit. A no vote would keep that revenue in the general state budget, subject to the existing revenue limit and refund requirements.
Our explanation · Sources checked October 6, 2026
The evidence
2 excerpts“by the legislature or refunded to taxpayers when required.”
Page 64, “What Your Vote Means,” no-vote explanation
Colorado Legislative Council Staff
2026 Blue Book: Proposition 137“allowing the state to keep and spend a portion of revenue from the state sales tax on sporting goods and equipment”
Proposition 137, official ballot question
Colorado Secretary of State
2026 ballot listing and registered committeesHow to read this
The choice concerns the treatment of this revenue, not whether Colorado has conservation programs today. The programs already exist, and a no vote does not itself eliminate their current funding.
What to keep in mind
Neither outcome fixes all future budget decisions or conservation results. The Blue Book identifies interactions with Proposition NN if both measures pass; consider that separate measure’s record rather than assuming their fiscal effects simply add together.