House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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March 7, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1154 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend the Health and Human Services Committee Report, dated
Page 1, Line 2February 19, 2025, page 11, line 41, strike "(1); and add (4)" and
Page 1, Line 3substitute "(1)".
Page 1, Line 4Page 12, strike lines 10 and 11.
Page 1, Line 5Page 14, strike lines 16 through 20 and substitute "acting by bill. The
Page 1, Line 6general assembly shall make annual appropriations from the reading
Page 1, Line 7services for the blind cash fund to the state librarian to carry out the
Page 1, Line 8purposes of this section.".
Page 1, Line 9Page 24, after line 12 insert:
Page 1, Line 10
Page 1, Line 11(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, to implement this
Page 1, Line 12act, the general fund appropriation made in the annual general
Page 1, Line 13appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the department of
Page 1, Line 14education for use by library programs for reading services for the blind
Page 1, Line 15is decreased by $250,000.
Page 1, Line 16(2) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, to
Page 1, Line 17implement this act, the cash funds appropriation from the Colorado
Page 1, Line 18telephone users with disabilities fund created in section 40-17-104 (1),
Page 1, Line 19C.R.S., made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state
Page 1, Line 20fiscal year to the department of regulatory agencies for use by the public
Page 1, Line 21utilities commission is decreased as follows:
Page 1, Line 22(a) $265,965 for personal services, and the related FTE is
Page 1, Line 23decreased by 2.0 FTE; and
Page 1, Line 24(c) $3,413,703 for the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of
Page 2, Line 1hearing, and deafblind cash fund.
Page 2, Line 2(3) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, to
Page 2, Line 3implement this act, the reappropriated funds appropriation made in the
Page 2, Line 4annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the
Page 2, Line 5department of human services for use by the Colorado commission for the
Page 2, Line 6deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind is decreased by $3,413,703. This
Page 2, Line 7appropriation is from reappropriated funds received from the department
Page 2, Line 8of regulatory agencies for use by the public utilities commission for the
Page 2, Line 9Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind cash
Page 2, Line 10fund.
Page 2, Line 11(4) Subsection (1) of this section does not require a reduction of
Page 2, Line 12an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26
Page 2, Line 13state fiscal year if:
Page 2, Line 14(a) The amount of the general fund appropriation made in the
Page 2, Line 15annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the
Page 2, Line 16department of education for use by library programs for reading services
Page 2, Line 17for the blind is less than the amount of the adjustment required in
Page 2, Line 18subsection (1) of this section; or
Page 2, Line 19(b) The annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state
Page 2, Line 20fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department of
Page 2, Line 21department of education for use by library programs for reading services
Page 2, Line 22for the blind.
Page 2, Line 23(5) Subsection (2) of this section does not require a reduction of
Page 2, Line 24an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26
Page 2, Line 25state fiscal year if:
Page 2, Line 26(a) The amount of cash funds appropriation made in the annual
Page 2, Line 27general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the
Page 2, Line 28department of regulatory agencies for use by the public utilities
Page 2, Line 29commission is less than the amount of the adjustment required in
Page 2, Line 30subsection (2) of this section; or
Page 2, Line 31(b) The annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state
Page 2, Line 32fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department of
Page 2, Line 33regulatory agencies for use by the public utilities commission.
Page 2, Line 34(6) Subsection (3) of this section does not require a reduction of
Page 2, Line 35an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26
Page 2, Line 36state fiscal year if:
Page 2, Line 37(a) The amount of reappropriated funds appropriation made in the
Page 2, Line 38annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the
Page 2, Line 39department of human services for use by the Colorado commission for the
Page 2, Line 40deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind is less than the amount of the
Page 2, Line 41adjustment required in subsection (3) of this section; or
Page 2, Line 42(b) The annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state
Page 2, Line 43fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department of
Page 3, Line 1regulatory agencies for use by the public utilities commission.
Page 3, Line 2SECTION 31. Appropriation. (1) For the 2025-26 state fiscal
Page 3, Line 3year, $250,000 is appropriated to the department of regulatory agencies
Page 3, Line 4for use by the public utilities commission. This appropriation is from the
Page 3, Line 5Colorado telephone users with disabilities fund created in section 40-17-
Page 3, Line 6104 (1), C.R.S. To implement this act, the commission may use this
Page 3, Line 7appropriation for transfer to the reading services for the blind cash fund.
Page 3, Line 8(2) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $250,000 is appropriated to
Page 3, Line 9the department of education for use by library programs. This
Page 3, Line 10appropriation is from reappropriated funds received from the department
Page 3, Line 11of regulatory agencies under subsection (1) of this section. To implement
Page 3, Line 12this act, library programs may use this appropriation for reading services
Page 3, Line 13for the blind.
Page 3, Line 14(3) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $4,958,625 is appropriated
Page 3, Line 15to the department of human services. This appropriation is from the
Page 3, Line 16Colorado division for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind cash fund
Page 3, Line 17created in section 26-21-107 (1), C.R.S. To implement this act, the
Page 3, Line 18department may use this appropriation as follows:
Page 3, Line 19(a) $4,891,755 for the communication services for people with
Page 3, Line 20disabilities enterprise, which amount is based on an assumption that the
Page 3, Line 21enterprise will require an additional 3.0 FTE; and
Page 3, Line 22(b) $66,870 for the purchase of legal services.
Page 3, Line 23(4) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $66,870 is appropriated to
Page 3, Line 24the department of law. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds
Page 3, Line 25received from the department of human services under subsection (3)(b)
Page 3, Line 26of this section and is based on an assumption that the department of law
Page 3, Line 27will require an additional 0.3 FTE. To implement this act, the department
Page 3, Line 28of law may use this appropriation to provide legal services for the
Page 3, Line 29department of human services.
Page 3, Line 30SECTION 32. Effective date. This act takes effect upon passage;
Page 3, Line 31except that section 30 of this act takes effect only if the annual general
Page 3, Line 32appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year becomes law, in which
Page 3, Line 33case section 30 takes effect upon the effective date of this act or of the
Page 3, Line 34annual general appropriation act for state fiscal year 2025-26, whichever
Page 3, Line 35is later.".
Page 3, Line 36Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 3, Line 37Page 24, after line 17 insert:
Page 3, Line 38"Page 1 of the bill, strike line 104 and substitute "enterprise and
Page 3, Line 39making and reducing an appropriation.".".