House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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April 28, 2026

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

HB26-1147   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 March

Page 1, Line 24, 2026, page 4, after line 40 insert:

Page 1, Line 3"SECTION 5.  Appropriation. (1)  For the 2026-27 state fiscal

Page 1, Line 4year, $20,000 is appropriated to the department of health care policy and

Page 1, Line 5financing for use by the executive director's office. This appropriation is

Page 1, Line 6from the general fund. To implement this act, the office may use this

Page 1, Line 7appropriation for general professional services and special projects.

Page 1, Line 8(2)  For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the general assembly

Page 1, Line 9anticipates that the department of health care policy and financing will

Page 1, Line 10receive $60,000 in federal funds for the executive director's office to

Page 1, Line 11implement this act. The appropriation in subsection (1) of this section is

Page 1, Line 12based on the assumption that the office will receive this amount of federal

Page 1, Line 13funds, which is subject to the "(I)" notation as defined in the annual

Page 1, Line 14general appropriation act for the same fiscal year.".

Page 1, Line 15Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 1, Line 16Page 5 of the report, after line 2 insert:

Page 1, Line 17"Page 1 of the bill, line 102, strike "disabilities." and substitute

Page 1, Line 18"disabilities, and, in connection therewith, making an

Page 1, Line 19appropriation.".".