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J_JBC_2025A 03/26/2025 02:32:21 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
Date 03/26/2025
Attendance
Amabile X
Kirkmeyer X
Sirota X
Taggart X
Bird X
Bridges X
Time 02:32:21 PM to 07:33:08 PM
Place JBC
This Meeting was called to order by Bridges
This Report was prepared by Emily Pope
Hearing Items Action Taken
Meet as Necessary to Finalize the FY 2025-26 Long Bill Package JBC action on budget request (figure setting)

Meet as Necessary to Finalize the FY 2025-26 Long Bill Package - JBC action on budget request (figure setting)


02:32:27 PM  
Committee discussed K-12 Education triggers


02:51:01 PM
Motion Trigger as described in HB 24-1448 has been met
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Sirota No
Taggart No
Bird Yes
Bridges No
YES: 3   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


02:54:49 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for school finance state share
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:58:14 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for at-risk supplemental aid
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:59:58 PM  
Committee decided at-risk per pupil additional funding should be considered as part of the School Finance Act
03:01:42 PM  
Committee discussed Higher Education


03:08:18 PM
Motion Appropriate $39.8 million General Fund increase over prior year funding for Higher Education
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:08:36 PM
Motion Set resident tuition cap to 3.5 percent
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:11:43 PM
Motion Appropriate $7.5 million for need-based grants for aligned financial aid
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:12:54 PM
Motion Set non-resident permissible tuition rate increases at 3.5 percent
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:12:56 PM  
Committee discussed COSI
03:22:13 PM  
Committee discussed designating a placeholder related to COSI but did not take action
03:34:56 PM  
Committee discussed reconsideration of Higher Education funding formulas in future years
03:42:33 PM  
Committee discussed
a placeholder for legislation related to juvenile diversion and detention


04:17:33 PM
Motion Designate a legislative placeholder for juvenile diversion, deflection, and detention of $10,000,000 General Fund plus the required reserve
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:17:36 PM  
Committee discussed legislation related to National Guard tuition


04:24:39 PM
Motion Introduce LLS 25-0932 National Guard tuition waiver with the Long Bill and sponsors as previously designated
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:27:00 PM
Motion Introduce LLS 25-1022 Temporary inmate transfer with sponsors as previously designated
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:28:51 PM
Motion Introduce in the Senate as part of the Long Bill package LLS 25-0981 Repeal rodent pest control statutes; Sponsors: Amabile, Kirkmeyer, Sirota, Taggart; Co-sponsors: Bridges, Bird
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:30:45 PM
Motion Introduce in the Senate as part of the Long Bill package LLS 25-1004 Transfer stationary sources control fund; Sponsors: Bridges, Amabile, Bird, Taggart; Co-sponsors: Kirkmeyer, Sirota
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:32:19 PM
Motion Draft legislation for a one-time transfer $6 million General Fund to the Hazardous Substance Response Fund to run with the Long Bill
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:32:48 PM  
Committee discussed
legislation related to water quality


04:37:07 PM
Motion Draft legislation related to water quality permit backlog with the related appropriations in the bill rather than the Long Bill
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:39:09 PM
Motion Introduce in the Senate as part of the Long Bill package LLS 25-0904 Limited gaming fund distribution; Sponsors: Kirkmeyer, Amabile, Bird, Taggart; Co-sponsors: Bridges, Sirota
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:44:19 PM
Motion Introduce in the Senate as part of the Long Bill package LLS 25-0833 Joint transfer bill; Sponsors: Bridges, Kirkmeyer, Sirota, Bird; Co-sponsors: Amabile, Taggart
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:47:15 PM
Motion Introduce in the Senate as part of the Long Bill package LLS 25-0954 Repeal statutory appropriation requirements with permission to make technical changes; Sponsors: Bridges, Kirkmeyer, Taggart, Sirota; Co-sponsors: Amabile, Bird
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:48:50 PM
Motion Introduce in the Senate as part of the Long Bill package LLS 25-0928 Changes to money in the capital construction fund; Sponsors: Amabile, Kirkmeyer, Bird, Taggart; Co-sponsors: Bridges, Sirota
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:50:05 PM
Motion Introduce in the Senate as part of the Long Bill package LLS 25-1023 Changes to money in the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund; Sponsors: Kirkmeyer, Bridges, Sirota, Bird; Co-sponsors: Amabile, Taggart
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:50:39 PM  
Consideration of legislative placeholders
05:02:01 PM  
Committee asked for information regarding the number of bills that pass appropriations, bills funded by gifts and donations, fiscal notes that indicate costs will be addressed in the budget process, and amount of appropriations
05:03:41 PM  
Committee discussed
legislation related to RAC audits as a JBC bill at a cost of $0.5 million
05:03:56 PM  
Committee discussed
transfer of $4.0 million General Fund to IIJA cash fund for State Protection
Fund as part of the Joint Transfer bill and direct the use of funds


05:09:44 PM
Motion Transfer $4 million General Fund to the IIJA cash fund and include the transfer into the joint tranfser bill
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:11:14 PM
Motion Designate General Fund placeholders of $7.5 million for legislation, $0.5 million for legislation related to RAC audits, $4.0 million for legislation to create new judges, $1,698,430 for voter approved initiatives, $5.0 million for legislation related to Proposition 130, for a total set aside of $18,180,204
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:38:22 PM
Motion Reclassify PERA reserve requirement
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:39:20 PM
Motion Direct staff to account for SB 25-173 General Fund impacts for purposes of balancing the Long Bill package
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:41:17 PM
Motion Draft legislation related to reducing FASTER fee by $21.9 million ongoing
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:43:18 PM
Motion Draft legislation for $4 million General Fund to IIJA cash fund as separate legislation rather than the joint transfer bill
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:43:20 PM  
Committee discussed Severance Tax


06:07:48 PM
Motion Draft legislation to transfer of $2.5 million from the ECMC cash fund to the Decarbonization Tax Credit Administration Fund with permission to adjust funding mechanisms as identified in the staff memo
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


06:09:36 PM
Motion Allow staff technical corrections up to $5 million General Fund while drafting the Long Bill package
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:10:33 PM  
Staff clarified that Higher Education adjustments were for Step 2


06:12:25 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for Higher Education footnotes
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:27:08 PM  
Committee discussed COLA for basic cash assistance but did not take action


06:28:10 PM
Motion Reduce SNAP outreach by $500,000 General Fund
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:33:53 PM  
Committee discussed post eligibility treatment of income to DD waiver but did not take action


06:39:34 PM
Motion Reduce CDPHE mobile home park water quality fund by $1,000,000 General Fund on a one-time basis
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:39:36 PM  
Committee discussed
but did not take action on offender services, recovery support services
grant, and recovery residence certification grant


06:48:05 PM
Motion Reduce HCPF behavioral health peer services by $4.2 million General Fund with RFI about services that were cut
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:49:54 PM  
Committee discussed child services substance use disorder pilot and child maltreatment prevention but did not take action
06:52:39 PM  
Committee discussed limited gaming funding for CHECRA but did not take action
06:53:43 PM  
Committee discussed cyber coding cryptology, food systems advisory council but did not take action


07:01:04 PM
Motion Reduce HCPF immigrant family planning by $1,000,000 General Fund in FY 24-25 and FY 25-26
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:01:06 PM  
Chair indicated support for a supplemental if additional funding is necessary to maintain current service levels for immigrant family planning


07:10:49 PM
Motion Introduce in the Senate as part of the Long Bill package LLS 25-0890 FASTER fees with permission to make changes following Committee discussion; Sponsors: Kirkmeyer, Bridges, Bird, Sirota; Co-sponsors: Amabile, Taggart
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:10:51 PM  
Committee discussed preference to revisit bill in two years to determine if the change should be ongoing


07:12:00 PM
Motion Introduce in the Senate with the Long Bill package LLS 25-1039 HSRF transfer; Sponsors: Amabile, Bridges, Bird, Taggart; Co-sponsors: Kirkmeyer, Sirota
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


07:12:45 PM
Motion Introduce in the Senate as part of the Long Bill package LLS 25-1040 General Fund transfer to IIJA; Bridges, Kirkmeyer, Sirota, Taggart; Co-sponsors: Amabile, Bird
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


07:13:17 PM
Motion Grant permission for staff to make technical corrections for any bills approved for introduction
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


07:23:26 PM
Motion Amend the total legislative placeholder to $18,477,042 General Fund
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:23:27 PM  
Committee discussed Medicaid provider rates


07:25:00 PM
Motion Increase Medicaid provider rates by 1.6%
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


07:30:41 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for DNR compensation technical adjustments
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:31:00 PM  
Committee confirmed that Severance Tax legislation will run after the Long Bill


07:31:58 PM
Motion Close the FY 2025-26 Long Bill
Moved Bird
Seconded
Amabile
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Bird
Bridges
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


07:33:08 PM   The committee adjourned.






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