Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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May 6, 2026

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

SB26-189     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 28, after line 17 insert:

Page 1, Line 2"SECTION 4.  Appropriation. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year,

Page 1, Line 3$46,190 is appropriated to the department of law. This appropriation is

Page 1, Line 4from the general fund and is based on an assumption that the department

Page 1, Line 5will require an additional 0.4 FTE. To implement this act, the department

Page 1, Line 6may use this appropriation for consumer protection, antitrust, and civil

Page 1, Line 7rights.".

Page 1, Line 8Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.

Page 1, Line 9Page 1, line 102 strike "decisions." and substitute "decisions, and, in

Page 1, Line 10connection therewith, making an appropriation.".