Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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April 21, 2026

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

SB26-133     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 3, strike lines 12 and 13.

Page 1, Line 2Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.

Page 1, Line 3Page 4, strike lines 15 through 17.

Page 1, Line 4Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.

Page 1, Line 5Page 6, strike lines 6 through 8 and substitute "7-80-1203 and

Page 1, Line 67-80-1206;".

Page 1, Line 7Page 8, line 7, strike "long-form articles" and substitute "articles of

Page 1, Line 8organization".

Page 1, Line 9Page 8, strike lines 9 through 22 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 10"(1)  A person may form an artist company by filing

Page 1, Line 11articles of organization with the secretary of state pursuant

Page 1, Line 12to section 7-90-301 that meet the requirements set forth in

Page 1, Line 13sections 7-80-204 and 7-80-1203 and subsection (7) of this section

Page 1, Line 14if the artist company will be a public benefit artist company,

Page 1, Line 15which articles of organization must include, in addition to the

Page 1, Line 16information required by subsection 7-80-204:".

Page 1, Line 17Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.

Page 1, Line 18Page 8, strike line 27 and substitute "(3); and".

Page 2, Line 1Page 9, line 4, strike "company;" and substitute "company.".

Page 2, Line 2Page 9, strike lines 5 and 6 and substitute:

Page 2, Line 3"(2)  The incorporators may also make elections in the

Page 2, Line 4articles of organization of an artist company regarding the

Page 2, Line 5following:".

Page 2, Line 6Page 9, line 7, strike "(I)" and substitute "(a)".

Page 2, Line 7Page 9, line 9, strike "(II)" and substitute "(b)".

Page 2, Line 8Page 9, line 11, strike "(III)" and substitute "(c)".

Page 2, Line 9Page 9, line 13, strike "(IV)" and substitute "(d)".

Page 2, Line 10Page 9, line 16, strike "(V)" and substitute "(e)".

Page 2, Line 11Page 9, line 19, strike "(VI)" and substitute "(f)".

Page 2, Line 12Page 9, line 21, strike "(VII)" and substitute "(g)".

Page 2, Line 13Page 9, line 24, strike "(VIII)" and substitute "(h)".

Page 2, Line 14Page 10, line 2, strike "(IX)" and substitute "(i)".

Page 2, Line 15Page 10, line 3, strike "approval;" and substitute "approval.".

Page 2, Line 16Page 10, line 4, strike "(e)" and substitute "(3)" and strike "(3)(d)(V)" and

Page 2, Line 17substitute "(2)(e)".

Page 2, Line 18Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.

Page 2, Line 19Page 10, strike line 8 and substitute:

Page 2, Line 20"(4)  An election regarding".

Page 2, Line 21Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.

Page 2, Line 22Page 10, line 9, strike "long-form articles" and substitute "articles

Page 2, Line 23of organization".

Page 2, Line 24

Page 3, Line 1Page 10, line 11, strike "(I)" and substitute "(a)" and strike "long-form

Page 3, Line 2articles;" and substitute "articles of organization;".

Page 3, Line 3Page 10, line 12, strike "(II)" and substitute "(b)".

Page 3, Line 4Page 10, lines 12 and 13, strike "long-form articles; and" and

Page 3, Line 5substitute "articles of organization.".

Page 3, Line 6Page 10, strike line 14 and substitute:

Page 3, Line 7"(5)  Articles of organization filed pursuant to subsection

Page 3, Line 8(1) of this section may include other provisions consistent with

Page 3, Line 9law as the".

Page 3, Line 10Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.

Page 3, Line 11Page 10, strike lines 16 and 17.

Page 3, Line 12Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.

Page 3, Line 13Page 11, line 9, strike "or long-form articles".

Page 3, Line 14Page 11, lines 18 and 19, strike "member as specified in the long-form

Page 3, Line 15articles." and substitute "member.".

Page 3, Line 16Page 12, line 5, strike "or long-form articles".

Page 3, Line 17Page 16, strike line 10 and substitute:

Page 3, Line 18"(5)  The articles of organization may include".

Page 3, Line 19Page 27, line 10, strike "The long-form articles" and substitute "The

Page 3, Line 20articles of organization for an artist company".

Page 3, Line 21Page 31, before line 6 insert:

Page 3, Line 22"SECTION 2. Appropriation. (1) For the 2026-27 state fiscal

Page 3, Line 23year, $93,878 is appropriated to the department of state. This

Page 3, Line 24appropriation is from the department of state cash fund created in section

Page 3, Line 2524-21-104 (3)(b), C.R.S. To implement this act, the department may use

Page 3, Line 26this appropriation as follows:

Page 3, Line 27(a) $5,478 for use by the business and licensing division for

Page 3, Line 28personal services, which amount is based on an assumption that the

Page 4, Line 1division will require an additional 0.1 FTE;

Page 4, Line 2(b) $88,400 for use by the information technology division for

Page 4, Line 3personal services.".

Page 4, Line 4Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 4, Line 5Page 1, line 103, strike "act"." and substitute "act", and making an

Page 4, Line 6appropriation.".