House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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April 22, 2025

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

HB25-1302   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 11, strike lines 23 and 24 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 2"(c)  Subject to annual appropriation, money in the fund

Page 1, Line 3may be used by the enterprise for the purposes set forth in this

Page 1, Line 4part 20 and to pay".

Page 1, Line 5Page 31, before line 3 insert:

Page 1, Line 6"SECTION 5.  Appropriation. (1)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal

Page 1, Line 7year, $7,410,037 is appropriated to the department of regulatory agencies.

Page 1, Line 8This appropriation is from the strengthen Colorado homes enterprise fund

Page 1, Line 9created in section 10-4-2003 (5)(a), C.R.S. To implement this act, the

Page 1, Line 10department may use this appropriation as follows:

Page 1, Line 11(a)  $7,356,541 for use by the division of insurance for the

Page 1, Line 12strengthen Colorado homes enterprise, which amount is based on an

Page 1, Line 13assumption that the division will require an additional 0.8 FTE; and

Page 1, Line 14(b)  $53,496 for the purchase of legal services.

Page 1, Line 15(2)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $53,496 is appropriated to

Page 1, Line 16the department of law. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds

Page 1, Line 17received from the department of regulatory agencies under subsection

Page 1, Line 18(1)(b) of this section and is based on an assumption that the department

Page 1, Line 19of law will require an additional 0.2 FTE. To implement this act, the

Page 1, Line 20department of law may use this appropriation to provide legal services for

Page 1, Line 21the department of regulatory agencies.

Page 1, Line 22(3) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $53,496 is appropriated to

Page 1, Line 23the department of law. This appropriation is from the legal services cash

Page 1, Line 24fund created in section 24-31-108 (4), C.R.S., from revenue received

Page 1, Line 25from the department of regulatory agencies that is continuously

Page 2, Line 1appropriated to the division of insurance from the wildfire catastrophe

Page 2, Line 2reinsurance enterprise fund created in section 10-4-2103 (6)(a), C.R.S.

Page 2, Line 3The appropriation to the department of law is based on an assumption that

Page 2, Line 4the department will require an additional 0.2 FTE. To implement this act,

Page 2, Line 5the department of law may use this appropriation to provide legal services

Page 2, Line 6for the department of regulatory agencies.".

Page 2, Line 7Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 2, Line 8Page 1, line 102, strike "state." and substitute "state, and, in

Page 2, Line 9connection therewith, making an appropriation.".