Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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February 18, 2026

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

SB26-005     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 6, after line 3 insert:

Page 1, Line 2"SECTION 4.  Appropriation. (1)  For the 2026-27 state fiscal

Page 1, Line 3year, $125,604 is appropriated to the department of law. This

Page 1, Line 4appropriation is from the legal services cash fund created in section 24-

Page 1, Line 531-108 (4), C.R.S., from revenue received from the department of

Page 1, Line 6personnel that is continuously appropriated to the department of personnel

Page 1, Line 7from the risk management fund created in section 24-30-1510 (1)(a),

Page 1, Line 8C.R.S. The appropriation to the department of law is based on an

Page 1, Line 9assumption that the department of law will require an additional 0.5 FTE.

Page 1, Line 10To implement this act, the department of law may use this appropriation

Page 1, Line 11to provide legal services for the department of personnel.".

Page 1, Line 12Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 1, Line 13Page 1, line 103, strike "enforcement." and substitute "enforcement,

Page 1, Line 14and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.".