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:
SB26-156 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 19, strike lines 15 through 24 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 2"SECTION 7. Appropriation - adjustments to 2026 long bill.
Page 1, Line 3To implement this act, the general fund appropriation made in the annual
Page 1, Line 4general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the
Page 1, Line 5department of labor and employment for use by the division of
Page 1, Line 6employment and training for workforce development council is decreased
Page 1, Line 7by $46,605.
Page 1, Line 8(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not require a reduction of
Page 1, Line 9an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27
Page 1, Line 10state fiscal year if:
Page 1, Line 11(a) The amount of the general fund appropriation made in the
Page 1, Line 12annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the
Page 1, Line 13department of labor and employment for use by the division of
Page 1, Line 14employment and training for workforce development council is less than
Page 1, Line 15the amount of the adjustment required in subsection (1) of this section; or
Page 1, Line 16(b) The annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state
Page 1, Line 17fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department of labor
Page 1, Line 18and employment for use by the division of employment and training for
Page 1, Line 19workforce development council.
Page 1, Line 20SECTION 8. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
Page 1, Line 21takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
Page 1, Line 22ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
Page 1, Line 2312, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13,2026); except that section
Page 1, Line 247 of this act takes effect only if the annual general appropriation act for
Page 1, Line 25the 2026-27 state fiscal year becomes law, in which case section 7 takes
Page 1, Line 26effect upon the effective date of this act or of the annual general
Page 2, Line 1appropriation act for state fiscal year 2026-27, whichever is later, and
Page 2, Line 2except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of
Page 2, Line 3article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or
Page 2, Line 4part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will
Page 2, Line 5not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be
Page 2, Line 6held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of
Page 2, Line 7the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.".
Page 2, Line 8Page 1, line 102, strike "practices." and substitute "practices, and,
Page 2, Line 9in connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.".