House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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April 17, 2025

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

HB25-1214   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend the Finance Committee Report, dated April 7, 2025, page 2, line

Page 1, Line 27, strike "$714,690" and substitute "$886,023".

Page 1, Line 3Page 2 of the report, line 8, strike "$1,658,037" and substitute

Page 1, Line 4"$2,707,387".

Page 1, Line 5Page 2 of the report, line 9, strike "fiscl" and substitute "fiscal".

Page 1, Line 6Amend printed bill, page 13, before line 7 insert:

Page 1, Line 7"SECTION 8.  Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill.

Page 1, Line 8(1)  To implement this act, appropriations made in the annual general

Page 1, Line 9appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the department of

Page 1, Line 10corrections are adjusted as follows:

Page 1, Line 11(a)  The general fund appropriation for use by the executive

Page 1, Line 12director's office for payments to in-state private prisons is decreased by

Page 1, Line 13$946,497; and

Page 1, Line 14(b)  The general fund appropriation for use by community services

Page 1, Line 15for operating expenses related to the parole subprogram is decreased by

Page 1, Line 16$31,017.

Page 1, Line 17(2) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $886,023 is appropriated to

Page 1, Line 18the community-based reentry services cash fund created in section 17-33-

Page 1, Line 19101 (7)(f.5)(I), C.R.S.. This appropriation is from the general fund. The

Page 1, Line 20department of corrections is responsible for the accounting related to this

Page 1, Line 21appropriation.

Page 1, Line 22(3)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $75,448 is appropriated to

Page 1, Line 23the judicial department for use by probation and related services division.

Page 1, Line 24This appropriation is from the general fund and is based on an assumption

Page 2, Line 1that the division will require an additional 0.8 FTE. To implement this

Page 2, Line 2act, the division may use this appropriation for probation programs.".

Page 2, Line 3Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 2, Line 4Page 1 of the bill, line 101, strike "beds." and substitute "beds, and, in

Page 2, Line 5connection therewith, making and reducing an

Page 2, Line 6appropriation.".