er , ▁Colorado ▁A ▁two - c ents - per - ounce ▁s oda ▁tax ▁( Me asure ▁ 2 H ) ▁passed ▁with ▁ 5 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁tax ▁took ▁effect ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁re venue ▁will ▁be ▁spent ▁on ▁health ▁promotion , ▁general ▁well ness ▁programs ▁and ▁chron ic ▁disease ▁prevent ion ▁that ▁improve ▁health ▁equ ity , ▁and ▁other ▁health ▁programs ▁especially ▁for ▁residents ▁with ▁low ▁income ▁and ▁those ▁most ▁affected ▁by ▁chron ic ▁disease ▁linked ▁to ▁sug ary ▁drink ▁consumption . ▁The ▁tax ▁is ▁ex empt ed ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado , ▁B ould er , ▁campus ▁as ▁school ▁officials ▁survey ▁what ▁types ▁of ▁drink s ▁students ▁wish ▁to ▁have . ▁The ▁University ▁was ▁not ▁aware ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁s oda ▁tax , ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁pay ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁purchase ▁it . ▁ ▁Cook ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁A ▁one - cent - per - ounce ▁s oda ▁tax ▁passed ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁by ▁a ▁ 9 - 8 ▁vote , ▁with ▁Cook ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁President ▁T oni ▁Pre ck w ink le ▁breaking ▁the ▁ 8 - 8 ▁tie . ▁Cook ▁County ▁includes ▁Chicago ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 5 . 2 ▁million . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁popul ous ▁juris diction ▁with