House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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April 25, 2025

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB25-1328   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 13, after line 6 insert:

Page 1, Line 2"SECTION 6.  Appropriation. (1)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal

Page 1, Line 3year, $120,105 is appropriated to the department of health care policy and

Page 1, Line 4financing for use by the executive director's office. This appropriation is

Page 1, Line 5from the general fund. To implement this act, the office may use this

Page 1, Line 6appropriation as follows:

Page 1, Line 7(a)  $95,960 for personal services, which amount is based on an

Page 1, Line 8assumption that the office will require an additional 2.5 FTE;

Page 1, Line 9(b)  $11,605 for operating expenses; and

Page 1, Line 10(c)  $12,540 for general professional services and special projects.

Page 1, Line 11(2)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the general assembly

Page 1, Line 12anticipates that the department of health care policy and financing will

Page 1, Line 13receive $220,424 in federal funds to implement this act, which amount is

Page 1, Line 14subject to the "(I)" notation as defined in the annual general appropriation

Page 1, Line 15act for the same fiscal year. The appropriation in subsection (1) of this

Page 1, Line 16section is based on the assumption that the department will receive this

Page 1, Line 17amount of federal funds to be used as follows:

Page 1, Line 18(a)  $95,959 for personal services;

Page 1, Line 19(b)  $11,605 for operating expenses; and

Page 1, Line 20(c)  $112,860 for general professional services and special

Page 1, Line 21projects.

Page 1, Line 22(2)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $168,459 is appropriated to

Page 1, Line 23the department of labor and employment for use by the division of labor

Page 1, Line 24standards and statistics. This appropriation is from the general fund, and

Page 1, Line 25is based on an assumption that the division will require an additional 1.6

Page 1, Line 26FTE. To implement this act, the division may use this appropriation for

Page 1, Line 27program costs related to labor standards.".

Page 1, Line 28

Page 2, Line 1Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 2, Line 2Page 1, line 102, strike "board." and substitute "board, and, in

Page 2, Line 3connection therewith, making an appropriation.".