Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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August 24, 2025

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

SB25B-004be 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, line 27, strike "or".

Page 1, Line 2Page 4, line 4, strike "functions." and substitute "functions; or

Page 1, Line 3(XVIII)  A probation supervision system required by

Page 1, Line 4statute or a probation assessment tool utilized by the judicial

Page 1, Line 5department at the time that the disclosure requirements

Page 1, Line 6commence for developers pursuant to section 6-1-1703 (1) and

Page 1, Line 7for deployers pursuant to section 6-1-1704 (1).".

Page 1, Line 8Page 5, line 21, strike "February" and substitute "May".

Page 1, Line 9Page 6, line 12, strike "February" and substitute "May".

Page 1, Line 10Amend the Business, Labor, and Technology Committee Report, dated

Page 1, Line 11August 21, 2025, page 3, line 20, strike "24;" and substitute "24, the

Page 1, Line 12Colorado criminal justice records act, part 3 of article 72 of

Page 1, Line 13title 24, or rule 2 of chapter 38 of the Colorado court rules;".

Page 1, Line 14Page 3 of the report, line 23, strike "Act"" and substitute "Act", the

Page 1, Line 15Colorado criminal justice records act, or rule 2 of chapter 38 of

Page 1, Line 16the Colorado court rules, whichever applies,".

Page 1, Line 17Page 8 of the bill, line 9, strike "An" and substitute "On and after May

Page 1, Line 181, 2026, an".

Page 1, Line 19Page 8 of the bill, line 23, strike "Pursuant" and substitute "On and

Page 1, Line 20after May 1, 2026, pursuant".

Page 1, Line 21

Page 2, Line 1Page 10 of the bill, after line 20 insert:

Page 2, Line 2

Page 3, Line 1"SECTION 02.  Appropriation to the judicial department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. In Session Laws of Colorado 2025, section 2 of chapter 476, (SB

Page 3, Line 225-206), amend Part IX (2)(A), (4), and the affected totals as follows:

Page 3, Line 3Section 2. Appropriation.

Page 3, Line 4PART IX

Page 3, Line 5JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

Page 3, Line 7(2) STATE COURTS ADMINISTRATION52

Page 3, Line 8(A) Administration and Technology

Page 3, Line 9General Courts

Page 3, Line 10Administration

42,921,123

31,455,722

8,898,632

a

2,566,769

b

42,893,337

31,427,936

(314.5 FTE)

(38.0 FTE)

(6.0 FTE)

(314.2 FTE)

Page 3, Line 14Information Technology

Page 3, Line 15Infrastructure

24,090,779

931,200

23,159,579

c

Page 4, Line 1Information Technology Cost

Page 4, Line 2Recoveries

4,535,800

4,535,800

c

Page 4, Line 3Indirect Cost Assessment

854,035

854,035

d

72,401,737

72,373,951

Page 4, Line 7a Of this amount, $8,170,352 shall be from the Judicial Department Information Technology Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-114 (1), C.R.S., $192,927 shall be from the Correctional

Page 4, Line 8Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S., $70,000 shall be from the Justice Center Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-101 (7)(a), C.R.S., $28,491 shall be from

Page 4, Line 9the Court Security Cash Fund created in Section 13-1-204 (1)(a), C.R.S., $28,491 shall be from the Family Violence Justice Fund created in Section 14-4-107 (1), C.R.S., $28,491 shall

Page 4, Line 10be from the Eviction Legal Defense Fund created in Section 13-40-127 (2), C.R.S., $28,491 shall be from the Underfunded Courthouse Facility Cash Fund created in Section 13-1-304

Page 4, Line 11(1), C.R.S., and $351,389 shall be from various sources of cash funds.

Page 4, Line 12b Of this amount, $2,171,420 shall be from departmental indirect cost recoveries or the Indirect Costs Excess Recovery Fund created in Section 24-75-1401 (2), C.R.S., $185,970 shall

Page 4, Line 13be from indirect cost recoveries related to federal grants to cover both departmental and statewide indirect costs, $133,665 shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries collected by

Page 4, Line 14the Judicial Department or the Indirect Costs Excess Recovery Fund created in Section 24-75-1401 (2), C.R.S., and $75,714 shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services

Page 4, Line 15Child Support Enforcement.

Page 5, Line 1c These amounts shall be from the Judicial Department Information Technology Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-114 (1), C.R.S.

Page 5, Line 2d This amount shall be from various sources of cash funds.

Page 5, Line 4(4) PROBATION AND RELATED SERVICES52

Page 5, Line 5Probation Programs

123,530,668

113,647,034

9,883,634

a

123,530,668

113,674,820

9,855,848

a

(1,165.8 FTE)

(123.7 FTE)

Page 5, Line 8Offender Treatment and

Page 5, Line 9Services55

22,468,054

276,201

17,253,853

b

4,938,000

c

Page 5, Line 10Appropriation to the

Page 5, Line 11Correctional Treatment Cash

Page 5, Line 12Fund

17,702,906

16,075,939

1,626,967

d

Page 5, Line 13S.B. 91-094 Juvenile Services

1,596,837

1,596,837

e

(15.0 FTE)

Page 6, Line 1Correctional Treatment Cash

Page 6, Line 2Fund Expenditures56

26,389,629

26,389,629

f

(1.0 FTE)

Page 6, Line 4Reimbursements to Law

Page 6, Line 5Enforcement Agencies for the

Page 6, Line 6Costs of Returning a

Page 6, Line 7Probationer

287,500

287,500

g

Page 6, Line 8Victims Grants

650,000

650,000

h

(6.0 FTE)

Page 6, Line 10Federal Funds and Other

Page 6, Line 11Grants

5,615,040

1,965,040

i

850,000

j

2,800,000

(I)

(2.0 FTE)

(18.0 FTE)

(12.0 FTE)

Page 6, Line 13Indirect Cost Assessment

537,263

537,263

k

198,777,897

Page 7, Line 1a Of this amount, an estimated $6,094,582 shall be from the Offender Services Fund created in Section 16-11-214 (1)(a), C.R.S., an estimated $3,597,060 shall be from the Alcohol and

Page 7, Line 2Drug Driving Safety Program Fund created in Section 42-4-1301.3 (4)(a), C.R.S., and an estimated $191,992 $164,206 from various fees and cost recoveries.

Page 7, Line 3b Of this amount, an estimated $15,509,883 shall be from the Offender Services Fund created in Section 16-11-214 (1)(a), C.R.S., an estimated $730,926 shall be from the Correctional

Page 7, Line 4Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S., an estimated $603,044 shall be from the Sex Offender Surcharge Fund created in Section 18-21-103 (3), C.R.S., and

Page 7, Line 5an estimated $410,000 shall be from various fees and cost recoveries.

Page 7, Line 6c Of this amount, $3,831,000 shall be from the Correctional Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S., and $1,107,000 shall be transferred from the Department

Page 7, Line 7of Human Services from the Behavioral Health Administration, Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Services, Community Prevention and Treatment Programs line item

Page 7, Line 8appropriation.

Page 7, Line 9d This amount shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created in Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S.

Page 7, Line 10e This amount shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services from the S.B. 91-094 Programs line item appropriation.

Page 7, Line 11f This amount shall be from the Correctional Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S.

Page 7, Line 12g This amount shall be from the Interstate Compact Probation Transfer Cash Fund created in Section 18-1.3-204 (4)(b)(II)(A), C.R.S.

Page 7, Line 13h Of this amount, an estimated $425,000 shall be transferred from local Victims and Witnesses Assistance and Law Enforcement Board grants reflected in the Victim Assistance line

Page 7, Line 14item appropriation within the Courts Administration, Centrally Administered Programs subsection of this department, pursuant to Section 24-4.2-105 (2.5)(a)(II), C.R.S., and an estimated

Page 8, Line 1$225,000 shall be transferred from the Department of Public Safety from the State Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Program line item appropriation within the Division of

Page 8, Line 2Criminal Justice, pursuant to Section 24-33.5-506 (1)(b), C.R.S.

Page 8, Line 3i This amount shall be from various fees, cost recoveries, and grants.

Page 8, Line 4j This amount shall be transferred from other state agencies.

Page 8, Line 5k This amount shall be from various sources of cash funds.

Page 8, Line 7TOTALS PART IX

Page 8, Line 8(JUDICIAL)

$1,148,010,817

$875,204,785

$203,914,808

a

$64,466,224

$4,425,000

b

$1,147,983,031

$203,887,022

a

Page 8, Line 11a Of this amount, $46,320,910 contains an (I) notation.

Page 8, Line 12b This amount contains an (I) notation.

Page 8, Line 13

Page 9, Line 1SECTION 3.  Appropriation. (1)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal

Page 9, Line 2year, $1,765,479 is appropriated to the office of the governor for use by

Page 9, Line 3the office of information technology. This appropriation is from the

Page 9, Line 4general fund and is based on an assumption that the office will require an

Page 9, Line 5additional 8.0 FTE. To implement this act, the office may use this

Page 9, Line 6appropriation for enterprise solutions.

Page 9, Line 7(2)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $406,090 is appropriated to

Page 9, Line 8the judicial department. This appropriation is from the general fund. To

Page 9, Line 9implement this act, the department may use this appropriation as follows:

Page 9, Line 10(a)  $44,730 for general courts administration, which amount is

Page 9, Line 11based on an assumption that the department will require an additional 0.3

Page 9, Line 12FTE;

Page 9, Line 13(b)  $90,934 for capital outlay; and

Page 9, Line 14(c)  $270,426 for probation programs, which amount is based on

Page 9, Line 15an assumption that the department will require an additional 3.0 FTE.

Page 9, Line 16(3)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $272,632 is appropriated to

Page 9, Line 17the department of labor and employment for use by the division of labor

Page 9, Line 18standards and statistics. This appropriation is from the general fund and

Page 9, Line 19is based on an assumption that the division will require an additional 1.8

Page 9, Line 20FTE. To implement this act, the division may use this appropriation for

Page 9, Line 21program costs related to labor standards.

Page 9, Line 22(4)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $251,332 is appropriated to

Page 9, Line 23the department of personnel for use by the executive director's office.

Page 9, Line 24This appropriation is from the general fund.To implement this act, the

Page 9, Line 25office may use this appropriation as follows:

Page 9, Line 26(a)  $37,224 for personal services related to department

Page 9, Line 27administration, which amount is based on an assumption that the

Page 9, Line 28department will require an additional 0.6 FTE; and

Page 9, Line 29(b)  $214,108 for operating expenses related to department

Page 9, Line 30administration.".

Page 9, Line 31Page 1 of the bill, line 102, strike "systems." and substitute "systems,

Page 9, Line 32and, in connection therewith, making and reducing an

Page 9, Line 33appropriation.".