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SB23-214

2023-24 Long Bill

Concerning the provision for payment of the expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and of its agencies and institutions, for and during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, except as otherwise noted.

Session:

2023 Regular Session

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Bill Summary

For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, provides for the payment of expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and of its agencies and institutions. The grand total for the operating budget is set at $40,533,777,133. The general funds portion of the appropriation is set at $11,207,009,905; the general fund exempt portion is set at $3,489,095,143; the cash funds portion is set at $10,504,822,476; the reappropriated funds portion is set at $2,603,239,303; and federal funds portion is set at $12,729,610,306.

The grand total for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, for capital construction projects is set at $471,149,105. The capital construction fund portion is set at $256,358,189; the cash funds portion is set at $212,411,819; and the federal funds portion is set at $2,379,097.

The grand total for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, for information technology projects is set at $124,261,834. The capital construction fund portion is set at $64,890,922; the cash funds portion is set at $8,184,071; the reappropriated funds portion is set at $996,386; and the federal funds portion is set at $50,190,455.

The 2022 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the judicial department and the departments of corrections, early childhood, education, health care policy and financing, higher education, human services, judicial department, nd public health and environment.

Appropriations were made in several bills during the 2022 legislative session as further amended to extend the appropriation for unexpended amounts to the 2023-24 fiscal year.

APPROVED by Governor May 1, 2023

EFFECTIVE May 1, 2023
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Bill Text

Head Note (1 )

Date	Department	Documents
04/21/2023	Head	PDF

Operating Agency Budgets (23 )

Date	Department	Documents
04/21/2023	Agriculture	PDF
04/21/2023	Corrections	PDF
04/21/2023	Early Childhood	PDF
04/21/2023	Education	PDF
04/21/2023	Governor	PDF
04/21/2023	Health Care Policy/Financing	PDF
04/21/2023	Higher Education	PDF
04/21/2023	Human Services	PDF
04/21/2023	Judicial	PDF
04/21/2023	Labor	PDF
04/21/2023	Law	PDF
04/21/2023	Legislature	PDF
04/21/2023	Local Affairs	PDF
04/21/2023	Military Affairs	PDF
04/21/2023	Natural Resources	PDF
04/21/2023	Personnel	PDF
04/21/2023	Public Health/Environment	PDF
04/21/2023	Public Safety	PDF
04/21/2023	Regulatory Agencies	PDF
04/21/2023	Revenue	PDF
04/21/2023	State	PDF
04/21/2023	Transportation	PDF
04/21/2023	Treasury	PDF

Capital Construction (4 )

Date	Department	Documents
04/21/2023	HeadNote	PDF
04/21/2023	Budget	PDF
04/21/2023	ITHeadNote	PDF
04/21/2023	ITBudget	PDF

Add-Ons (9 )

Date	Department	Documents
04/21/2023	Section 5: FY22-23 Corrections	PDF
04/21/2023	Section 6: FY22-23 Early Childhood	PDF
04/21/2023	Section 7: FY22-23 Education	PDF
04/21/2023	Section 8: FY22-23 Health Care Policy and Financing	PDF
04/21/2023	Section 9: FY22-23 Higher Education	PDF
04/21/2023	Section 10: FY22-23 Human Services	PDF
04/21/2023	Section 11: FY22-23 Judicial Department	PDF
04/21/2023	Section 12: FY22-23 Public Health and Environment	PDF
04/21/2023	Section 13 - 24: Appropriations Clauses & Safety Clause	PDF

Committee Actions

04/12/2023 | CC_SB23-214_2023A (31 )

Hearing Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Start with the Senate (Reengrossed) version of the Long Bill.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Include in the report the 28 amendments recommended by JBC staff to make technical and other corrections to the Long Bill, as described in the memorandum from Director Kampman dated April 12, 2023.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Reject Senate Amendment #1 which adds a footnote in the Department of Corrections that indicates the General Assembly's intent that the Department use the existing appropriation to pay for any harassment-related settlements.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Reject Senate Amendment #13a which increases appropriations to the Department of Education by $14.0 million General Fund for the Behavioral Health Care Professional Matching Grant Program and the School Counselor Corps Grant Program.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Reject Senate Amendment #17 which provides $111,631 General Fund in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for Medical Services Premiums to pay 4.0 percent interest on rate increases that have been delayed for durable medical equipment providers.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Retain Senate Amendment #20 which added $1.0 million General Fund to the Tony Grampsas Program in the Department of Human Services, but reduce the one-time increase to $500,000 and add a footnote providing roll-forward authority for the period of the grant cycle.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Reject Senate Amendment #36 which adds $500,000 General Fund to the Department of Public Health and Environment for an anti-bullying and social skill development in schools grant program.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Retain Senate Amendment #41 which added $5.0 million General Fund to the Community Crime Victims Grant Program in the Department of Public Health and Environment, but reduce the one-time increase to $4.0 million.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Retain Senate Amendment #42 which added $30.0 million General Fund to the Colorado Crime Victim Services Fund created in Section 24-33.5-505.5 (2), C.R.S., in the Department of Public Safety, but reduce the one-time increase to $8.0 million General Fund	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Reject Senate Amendment #44 which adds $20,000 from the Division of Insurance Cash Fund to the Department of Regulatory Agencies for the Division of Insurance and to conduct an actuarial study of providing doula services as a benefit for private and state supported health insurance plans in the state.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Retain Senate Amendment #45 which added $1.0 million General Fund to the Colorado Wildlife Safe Passages Fund within the Department of Transportation, but reduce the one-time increase to $500,000.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Reject Senate Amendment #12 which added $356,701 General Fund to the Department of Education for distributions to school districts for projects to replace prohibited American Indian mascots. Instead, an appropriation will be considered in the school finance bill with associated statutory changes	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Retain the portion of Senate Amendment #21 that provides a one-time increase of $1.0 million total funds, including $500,000 General Fund and $500,000 federal funds, to the Department of Human Services for outreach related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administration.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Reject the portion of Senate Amendment #21 that increases by $500,000 General Fund the appropriation to the Department of Public Health and Environment for chronic disease and cancer prevention grants.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Reject Senate Amendment #6 which provides $78,461 General Fund to the Department of Early Childhood for Early Childhood Mental Health Services provide education, communication, and resources to providers and families related to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Reject Senate Amendment #33 which adds $200,000 General Fund to the Office of Health Equity in the Department of Public Health and Environment for health disparities grants for community navigators for sickle cell disease.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Retain Senate Amendment #35 which adds $1.0 million General Fund for family planning purchase of services in the Department of Public Health and Environment, but reduce the one-time increase to $500,000.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Reject Senate Amendment #48 which adds $30,594,501 General Fund to the Department of the Treasury to repay a canceled direct distribution payment to PERA originally scheduled for July 1, 2020.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Restore House Amendment J.061 (in the House Appropriations Committee Report) which increases the appropriation to the Healthy Forests and Vibrant Communities Fund at Colorado State University in the Department of Higher Education by $2,331,458 General Fund in order to correct technical errors in the introduced Long Bill.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Restore House Amendment #37 which adds $5.0 million General Fund to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for payments to Denver Health and Hospital Authority, but reduce the one-time appropriation to $1.0 million.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Restore House Amendment #40 which added $5.0 million General Fund to the Criminal Justice Diversion Programs line item in the Behavioral Health Administration in the Department of Human Services to support the expansion of co-responder programs, but reduce the increase to $2.0 million.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Restore House Amendment #46 which added $850,000 General Fund for the Judicial Department for Courthouse Furnishings and Infrastructure Maintenance, but reduce the one-time appropriation to $425,000 and relocate this amount to expand funding for the Underfunded Courthouse Facilities Grant Program.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Restore House Amendment #58 which provides a one-time $500,000 General Fund increase in the appropriation to the Veterans Assistance Grant Program in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Restore House Amendment #60 which provides a one-time $100,000 General Fund increase in the appropriation to the Wildfire Capacity Mitigation Development Fund in the Department of Natural Resources and adds a footnote specifying that those funds be used for designated wildfire mitigation projects in Larimer County.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Restore House Amendment #73 which provides a one-time $1.0 million General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for the Rural Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Grant Program.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Include in the report an amendment to add a one-time $2.0 million General Fund appropriation related to the Victims and Witness Assistance and Law Enforcement Fund in the Judicial Department (Section 24-4.2-103(1), C.R.S.).	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Include in the report an amendment to shift cash fund appropriations to the Department of State from the business intelligence center line item to the personal services line items in the administration, elections, and business and licensing divisions.	The motion passed on a vote of 5-1.	Vote Summary
Include in the report an amendment to make a one-time appropriation of $10.0 million General Fund to the Reinsurance Program Cash Fund in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (Section 10-16-1107(1)(a), C.R.S.).	The motion passed on a vote of 4-2.	Vote Summary
Include in the report an amendment to add appropriations for the following capital construction projects: (1) CDC priority #13/OSPB priority #9 DOC Sterling Access Controls Electronic Security System Replacement phase ½ [$9,396,262 General Fund transfer for FY 2023-24] (2) CDC priority #16/OSPB priority #15 AGR Insectary Greenhouse Expansion, Repair & Replacement [$719,539 General Fund transfer for FY 2023-24] (3) CDC priority #30/OSPB priority #12 DHS-DYS Safety and Security Risk Mitigation [$	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Include in the report an amendment to add appropriations for the following capital IT projects: (1) JTC priority #18 Revenue Licensing and Case Management Software [$1,000,000 General Fund transfer for FY 2023-24] (2) JTC priority #21 Corrections Human Resources Software (HRMES) [$2,605,507 General Fund transfer for FY 2023-24]	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Prepare the conference committee report of the first conference committee on the Long Bill based on the prior motions.	The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.	Vote Summary

04/03/2023 | House Appropriations (3 )

Committee Report Hearing Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment J.061	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment J.079	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-214, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 7-3.	Vote Summary

03/28/2023 | Senate Appropriations (1 )

Committee Report Hearing Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Refer Senate Bill 23-214 to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 5-2.	Vote Summary

Votes

House Votes (4)

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
04/13/2023	Conference Committee Report	ADOPT	Aye: 56 No: 5 Other: 4	View
04/13/2023	Conference Committee Report	REPASS	Aye: 47 No: 14 Other: 4	View
04/11/2023	Conference Committee Report	BYD SCP	Aye: 56 No: 5 Other: 4	View
04/06/2023	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 47 No: 16 Other: 2	View

Senate Votes (7)

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
04/13/2023	Conference Committee Report	ADOPT CCR	Aye: 35 No: 0 Other: 0	View
04/13/2023	Conference Committee Report	REPASS	Aye: 28 No: 7 Other: 0	View
04/10/2023	House Amendments	NOT CONCUR APPT CC	Aye: 35 No: 0 Other: 0	View
03/30/2023	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 28 No: 7 Other: 0	View
03/29/2023	Committee of the Whole	COW * (.001)	Aye: 18 No: 17 Other: 0	View
03/29/2023	Committee of the Whole	COW * (.002)	Aye: 13 No: 22 Other: 0	View
03/29/2023	Committee of the Whole	COW * (.003)	Aye: 12 No: 23 Other: 0	View

Amendments

Date	Amendment Number	Committee/Floor Hearing	Status	Documents
04/04/2023	J.082	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.084	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.147	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.151	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.156	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.108	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.119	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.143	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.132	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.116	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.138	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.104	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.163	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.154	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.159	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.155	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.142	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.131	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.107	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.115	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.120	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.111	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.100	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.158	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.140	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.145	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.162	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.153	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.092	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.099	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.121	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.128	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.127	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.126	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.137	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.117	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.139	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.161	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.124	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.112	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.102	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.101	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.093	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.089	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.083	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.146	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.141	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.106	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.136	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.118	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.087	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.109	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.103	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.088	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.096	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.086	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.123	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.130	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.152	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.150	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/04/2023	J.164	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/03/2023	J.079	HOU Appropriations	Passed*	PDF
04/03/2023	J.061	HOU Appropriations	Passed*	PDF
03/29/2023	J.060	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.059	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.054	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.030	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.017	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.047	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.057	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.021	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.011	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.048	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.018	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.003	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.027	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.005	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.007	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.051	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.029	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.014	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.028	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.056	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.055	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.038	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.049	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.015	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.024	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.026	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.016	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.041	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.006	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.002	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.032	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.004	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/29/2023	J.031	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Bill History

Date	Location	Action
05/01/2023	Governor	Governor Signed
04/21/2023	Governor	Sent to the Governor
04/21/2023	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/20/2023	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
04/13/2023	Senate	Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
04/13/2023	House	House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
04/12/2023	ConfComm	First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Reengrossed w/ Amendments
04/10/2023	Senate	Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
04/06/2023	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/05/2023	House	House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/04/2023	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/03/2023	House	House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/30/2023	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
03/30/2023	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/29/2023	Senate	Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
03/28/2023	Senate	Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/27/2023	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Sen. R. Zenzinger Rep. S. Bird
Sponsor	Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer Rep. R. Bockenfeld, Rep. E. Sirota
Co-sponsor	Sen. J. Buckner, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. J. Ginal, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. C. Hansen, Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. T. Sullivan, Sen. F. Winter Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. L. Daugherty, Rep. R. Dickson, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. R. English, Rep. E. Epps, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. L. Garcia, Rep. S. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. E. Hamrick, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. J. Joseph, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. W. Lindstedt, Rep. M. Lukens, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. B. Marshall, Rep. M. Martinez, Rep. T. Mauro, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. D. Ortiz, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. T. Story, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. A. Valdez, Rep. E. Velasco, Rep. S. Vigil, Rep. R. Weinberg, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. M. Young, Rep. C. deGruy Kennedy

Session Laws

Effective Date	Chapter #	Title	Documents
05/01/2023	474	2023-24 Long Bill	2023a_sl_474.pdf

2023-24 Long Bill

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