Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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April 11, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1154 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend the Business, Labor, and Technology Committee Report, dated
Page 1, Line 2March 27, 2025, page 3, strike lines 27 through 29 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 3""(b) Subject to annual appropriation from the general
Page 1, Line 4assembly, the enterprise may expend money from the Colorado
Page 1, Line 5division for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind cash fund
Page 1, Line 6for the purposes set forth in".
Page 1, Line 7Page 4 of the report, strike lines 31 through 33.
Page 1, Line 8Page 5 of the report, strike lines 1 through 3.
Page 1, Line 9Amend reengrossed bill, page 38, strike lines 23 through 27.
Page 1, Line 10Strike pages 39 through 41 of the bill.
Page 1, Line 11Page 42 of the bill, strike lines 1 through 7 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 12"SECTION 30. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill.
Page 1, Line 13(1) To implement this act, the general fund appropriation made in the
Page 1, Line 14annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the
Page 1, Line 15department of education for use by library programs for reading services
Page 1, Line 16for the blind is decreased by $250,000.
Page 1, Line 17(2) To implement this act, the cash funds appropriation from the
Page 1, Line 18Colorado telephone users with disabilities fund created in section 40-17-
Page 1, Line 19102 (3)(c)(II), C.R.S., made in the annual general appropriation act for the
Page 1, Line 202025-26 state fiscal year to the department of regulatory agencies for use
Page 1, Line 21by the public utilities commission is decreased as follows:
Page 2, Line 1(a) $265,965 for personal services, and the related FTE is
Page 2, Line 2decreased by 2.0 FTE; and
Page 2, Line 3(c) $3,413,703 for the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of
Page 2, Line 4hearing, and deafblind cash fund.
Page 2, Line 5(3) To implement this act, the reappropriated funds appropriation
Page 2, Line 6made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal
Page 2, Line 7year to the department of human services for use by the Colorado
Page 2, Line 8commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind is decreased by
Page 2, Line 9$3,413,703. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds received
Page 2, Line 10from the department of regulatory agencies for use by the public utilities
Page 2, Line 11commission for the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing,
Page 2, Line 12and deafblind cash fund.
Page 2, Line 13SECTION 31. Appropriation. (1) For the 2025-26 state fiscal
Page 2, Line 14year, $250,000 is appropriated to the department of regulatory agencies
Page 2, Line 15for use by the public utilities commission. This appropriation is from the
Page 2, Line 16Colorado telephone users with disabilities fund created in section 40-17-
Page 2, Line 17102 (3)(c)(II), C.R.S. To implement this act, the commission may use this
Page 2, Line 18appropriation for transfer to the reading services for the blind cash fund.
Page 2, Line 19(2) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $250,000 is appropriated to
Page 2, Line 20the department of education for use by library programs. This
Page 2, Line 21appropriation is from reappropriated funds received from the department
Page 2, Line 22of regulatory agencies under subsection (1) of this section. To implement
Page 2, Line 23this act, library programs may use this appropriation for reading services
Page 2, Line 24for the blind.
Page 2, Line 25(3) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $4,958,625 is appropriated
Page 2, Line 26to the department of human services. This appropriation is from the
Page 2, Line 27Colorado division for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind cash fund
Page 2, Line 28created in section 26-21-107 (1), C.R.S. To implement this act, the
Page 2, Line 29department may use this appropriation as follows:
Page 2, Line 30(a) $4,891,755 for the communication services for people with
Page 2, Line 31disabilities enterprise, which amount is based on an assumption that the
Page 2, Line 32enterprise will require an additional 3.0 FTE; and
Page 2, Line 33(b) $66,870 for the purchase of legal services.
Page 2, Line 34(4) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $66,870 is appropriated to
Page 2, Line 35the department of law. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds
Page 2, Line 36received from the department of human services under subsection (3)(b)
Page 2, Line 37of this section and is based on an assumption that the department of law
Page 2, Line 38will require an additional 0.3 FTE. To implement this act, the department
Page 2, Line 39of law may use this appropriation to provide legal services for the
Page 2, Line 40department of human services.
Page 2, Line 41(5) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $21,467 is appropriated to
Page 2, Line 42the department of revenue. This appropriation is from the prepaid
Page 2, Line 43wireless trust cash fund created in section 40-17-104 (2)(e)(II), C.R.S. To
Page 3, Line 1implement this act, the department may use this appropriation as follows:
Page 3, Line 2(a) $10,892 for tax administration IT system (GenTax) support;
Page 3, Line 3(b) $2,176 for use by the taxation business group for personal
Page 3, Line 4services related to taxation services;
Page 3, Line 5(c) $ 4,725 for use by the executive director's office for personal
Page 3, Line 6services related to administration and support; and
Page 3, Line 7(d) $3,674 for the purchase of document management services.
Page 3, Line 8(6) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $3,674 is appropriated to the
Page 3, Line 9department of personnel. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds
Page 3, Line 10received from the department of revenue under subsection (5)(d) of this
Page 3, Line 11section. To implement this act, the department of personnel may use this
Page 3, Line 12appropriation to provide document management services for the
Page 3, Line 13department of revenue.".
Page 3, Line 14Renumber succeeding section accordingly.