CostsFiscal estimate
Could the cost be covered by business filing fees?
The Blue Book notes that business filing fees may need to be raised to cover all or some of the costs of the measure. The state does not currently have the money in its business-fee fund to fully offset the added spending, so a fee change is one possible source of the funds.
Our explanation · Sources checked October 6, 2026
The evidence
2 excerpts“business filing fees may need to be raised to cover all or some of the costs of this measure.”
Page 26, business filing fees
Colorado Legislative Council Staff
2026 Blue Book: Amendment 84“The measure will increase state and local spending by up to $2.7 million in the initial budget year 2026-27, and $1.2 million annually in future years”
Page 26, state and local spending estimate
Colorado Legislative Council Staff
2026 Blue Book: Amendment 84How to read this
Raising business filing fees would let the state recover some or all of the added cost from the fee fund instead of from the general budget. The estimate is the amount of state and local spending the measure would add, which is what a fee change would need to cover.
What to keep in mind
Whether fees are actually raised, by how much, and how much of the cost they cover are future implementation decisions. The Blue Book says fees “may need to be raised” to cover all or some of the cost, not that a specific fee increase is set in the text.