Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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March 20, 2026

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

SB26-048     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 3, after line 5 insert:

Page 1, Line 2"SECTION 4. Appropriation - adjustments to 2026 long bill.

Page 1, Line 3(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, to implement this

Page 1, Line 4act, the general fund appropriation made in the annual general

Page 1, Line 5appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the judicial

Page 1, Line 6department for use by the office of the child's representative for court-

Page 1, Line 7appointed counsel is decreased by $7,125.

Page 1, Line 8(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not require a reduction of

Page 1, Line 9an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27

Page 1, Line 10state fiscal year if:

Page 1, Line 11(a) The amount of the general fund appropriation made in the

Page 1, Line 12annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the

Page 1, Line 13judicial department for use by the office of the child's representative for

Page 1, Line 14court-appointed counsel is less than the amount of the adjustment

Page 1, Line 15required in subsection (1) of this section; or

Page 1, Line 16(b) The annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state

Page 1, Line 17fiscal year does not include a general fund appropriation to the judicial

Page 1, Line 18department for use by the office of the child's representative for

Page 1, Line 19court-appointed counsel.".

Page 1, Line 20Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 1, Line 21Page 1, line 103, strike "approval." and substitute "approval, and, in

Page 1, Line 22connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.".