Colorado Amendment 82: Constitutional right to natural gas
Colorado · Constitutional amendment · Energy · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would protect consumers’ right to buy natural gas for cooking or heating and distributors’ and utilities’ right to sell it for homes and businesses. The effect on existing regulations would depend on interpretation.
What applies now
State and local governments regulate natural-gas service and appliances without this explicit constitutional right.
If yes / for
Add the constitutional gas-purchase and sale rights.
If no / against
Keep existing law without the new constitutional right.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.
Passage rule
At least 55% of votes cast.