J_JBC_2025A 03/03/2025 01:56:25 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Date

03/03/2025

Attendance
Amabile	X
Kirkmeyer	X
Sirota	X
Taggart	E
Bird	X
Bridges	X

Time

01:56:25 PM to 05:30:00 PM

Place

JBC

This Meeting was called to order by

Bridges

This Report was prepared by

Emily Pope

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hDepartment of Transportation Figure Setting Comebacks	Committee discussion only
hDepartment of Labor Figure Setting	JBC action on budget request (figure setting)
hDepartment of Military and Veterans Affairs Figure Setting	JBC action on budget request (figure setting)

Department of Transportation Figure Setting Comebacks - Committee discussion only

Department of Labor Figure Setting - JBC action on budget request (figure setting)

03:33:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for R1/BA1/S1 Unemployment Insurance Funding Expansion and Realignment
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:36:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for BA2 Executive Director's Office Letter Note Realignment
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:49:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for BA3 Colorado Disability Opportunity Office Support and Realignment
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:50:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for BA4 leased space technical correction
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:52:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation SI2 Staff-initiated 15.0 percent General Fund reduction to payments to OIT
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:01:00 PM	Motion	Eliminate funding for scale-up and qualified apprenticeship intermediary grant programs grant programs and move the remaining balances in the General Fund
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:04:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for SI4 Staff-initiated Build-up grant General Fund sweep
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:12:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for EDO
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	No
	Sirota	Yes
	Taggart	No
	Bird	Yes
	Bridges	Yes
		YES: 4 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:12:30 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for Division of Unemployment Insurance
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:19:00 PM

Tabled: R4 Hospitality Education Grant Program reduction - no motion and
kicked down the road

04:23:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for Division of Employment & Training but not including the line item associated with request R4 because that one is pending.
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	Yes
	Sirota	Yes
	Taggart	Yes
	Bird	Yes
	Bridges	No
		YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:25:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for DLSS
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:26:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for R3 Petroleum Storage Tank Fund spending reduction
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:28:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for SI1 Staff-initiated Petroleum Redevelopment cash fund transfer
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:29:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for Oil and Public Safety
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:29:30 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for R2 Workers' Compensation Cash Fund sweep
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:30:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for Division of Workers' Compensation
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:32:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for DVR
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:32:30 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for FAMLI
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:33:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for Long Bill footnotes
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:33:30 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for RFIS
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Figure Setting - JBC action on budget request (figure setting)

04:41:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for R3 communications manager
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:41:30 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for R4 IT product developer
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:03:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for R1 Colorado National Guard Tuition Waiver, but an appropriation of $1.2 million rather than $1.4 million, including going to draft.
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:05:00 PM	Motion	Appropriation of $200,000 for R2 Recruiting and retention bonus, a reduction of $300,000 from current law (this motion amended the original R1 motion to reduce from $1.4 million to $1.2 million)
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	Yes
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart	Yes
	Bird	Yes
	Bridges	Yes
		YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

05:08:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for R5 Human resources information system
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:10:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for EDO
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:10:30 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for Staff-initiated tobacco MSA adjustment
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:11:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for staff initiated veterans mental health services adjustment
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:24:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for staff-initiated grant funding adjustments
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:25:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for Veterans Affairs
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:26:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for Air National Guard
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:26:30 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for federal funded programs
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:27:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for staff-initiated informational federal funds adjustment
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:27:30 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for Long Bill footnotes
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:28:00 PM	Motion	Staff recommendation for requests for information, including for R1 and Veterans Mental Health
	Moved	Bird
	Seconded

	Amabile
	Kirkmeyer
	Sirota	Excused
	Taggart
	Bird
	Bridges
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:30:00 PM

The committee adjourned.

Department of Transportation Figure Setting Comebacks - Committee discussion only

Department of Labor Figure Setting - JBC action on budget request (figure setting)

Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Figure Setting - JBC action on budget request (figure setting)

Colorado General Assembly