Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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April 28, 2026

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

SB26-115     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 2, strike lines 16 and 17.

Page 1, Line 2Page 3, strike lines 1 through 6.

Page 1, Line 3Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

Page 1, Line 4Page 3, line 12, strike "incarcerated while in their youth and to persons".

Page 1, Line 5Page 3, line 22, strike "offenses committed as a youth -".

Page 1, Line 6Page 3, line 26 strike "if:" and substitute "if the petitioner is sixty

Page 1, Line 7years old or older at the time of".

Page 1, Line 8Page 3, strike line 27.

Page 1, Line 9Page 4, strike lines 1 through 4.

Page 1, Line 10Page 9, line 2, strike "subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) of".

Page 1, Line 11Page 10, after line 8 insert:

Page 1, Line 12"SECTION 3.  Appropriation. (1)  For the 2026-27 state fiscal

Page 1, Line 13year, $50,240 is appropriated to the judicial department for use by the

Page 1, Line 14office of the state public defender. This appropriation is from the general

Page 1, Line 15fund. To implement this act, the office may use this appropriation as

Page 1, Line 16follows:

Page 1, Line 17(a) $42,600 for personal services, which amount is based on an

Page 1, Line 18assumption that the office will require an additional 0.5 FTE; and

Page 2, Line 1(b) $7,640 for use by the office of the state public defender for

Page 2, Line 2operating expenses.

Page 2, Line 3(2)  For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, $50,326 is appropriated to

Page 2, Line 4the department of corrections for use by community services. This

Page 2, Line 5appropriation is from the General Fund. To implement this act, the

Page 2, Line 6department may use this appropriation for the wrap-around services

Page 2, Line 7program.

Page 2, Line 8SECTION 4.  Appropriation - adjustments to 2026 long bill. To

Page 2, Line 9implement this act, the general fund appropriation made in the annual

Page 2, Line 10general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the

Page 2, Line 11department of corrections for use by management for payments to local

Page 2, Line 12jails at a rate of $77.16 per inmate per day is decreased by $168,980.".

Page 2, Line 13Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 2, Line 14Page 1, line 102, strike "imprisonment." and substitute

Page 2, Line 15"imprisonment, and, in connection therewith, making and

Page 2, Line 16reducing an appropriation.".