House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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May 6, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1418 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend the Finance Committee Report, dated April 27, 2026, page 2,
Page 1, Line 2after line 8 insert:
Page 1, Line 3"Page 6 of the printed bill, line 5, strike "an online" and substitute "a".".
Page 1, Line 4Page 3 of the report, strike lines 32 and 33.
Page 1, Line 5Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 6Page 4 of the report, after line 36 insert:
Page 1, Line 7"(IV) Recent disability-focused research has found that
Page 1, Line 8children with disabilities are at heightened risk of compulsive or
Page 1, Line 9excessive online game use, including increased inattention,
Page 1, Line 10oppositional behavior, sedentary behavior, emotional
Page 1, Line 11dysregulation, and measurable negative impacts on academic
Page 1, Line 12performance when gaming becomes a dominant daily activity;
Page 1, Line 13(V) Online social gaming environments frequently
Page 1, Line 14displace time that would otherwise be spent on homework,
Page 1, Line 15reading, sleeping, therapy participation, extracurricular
Page 1, Line 16involvement, family interaction, and in-person peer
Page 1, Line 17development, all of which are critical contributors to
Page 1, Line 18educational achievement and developmental progress;
Page 1, Line 19(VI) In addition to compulsive use, social gaming
Page 1, Line 20platforms expose children with disabilities to heightened risks
Page 1, Line 21of online bullying, harassment, manipulation, and unhealthy
Page 1, Line 22social comparison in largely unmoderated digital environments,
Page 1, Line 23which can further aggravate anxiety, depression, school
Page 2, Line 1avoidance, and feelings of social alienation;".
Page 2, Line 2Renumber succeeding subparagraphs accordingly.
Page 2, Line 3Page 5 of the report, line 20, strike "department's" and substitute
Page 2, Line 4"department of education's".
Page 2, Line 5Page 6 of the report, strike lines 14 through 20 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 6"(1) "Add-on transaction" has the meaning set forth in
Page 2, Line 7section 27-60-603 (1).".
Page 2, Line 8Page 10 of the report, after line 40 insert:
Page 2, Line 9"22-109-106. Complaints.
Page 2, Line 10If the department of education receives money from the
Page 2, Line 11fund to enforce educational rights on behalf of children as
Page 2, Line 12described in section 22-109-105, the department shall take
Page 2, Line 13complaints pursuant to section 22-29.5-114.".
Page 2, Line 14Page 11 of the report, strike lines 5 through 14 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 15"(b) Subject to available appropriations, the youth
Page 2, Line 16programming and protections enterprise created in section
Page 2, Line 1722-109-104, in consultation with the state board, shall award grants
Page 2, Line 18as provided in section 22-105.5-105.
Page 2, Line 19(5) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 105.5 to
Page 2, Line 20the contrary, in awarding grants from the grant program, the
Page 2, Line 21youth programming and protections enterprise created in
Page 2, Line 22section 22-109-104 may award grants from the youth
Page 2, Line 23programming and protections enterprise fund created in section
Page 2, Line 2422-109-104 (6) in consultation with the state board.".
Page 2, Line 25Page 11 of the report, strike lines 34 through 40 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 26"(3) (a) The youth programming and protections enterprise
Page 2, Line 27created in section 22-109-104, in consultation with the department,
Page 2, Line 28shall review the applications received pursuant to this section to
Page 2, Line 29determine eligibility for the grant program, and, subject to available
Page 2, Line 30appropriations, the youth programming and protections
Page 2, Line 31enterprise, in consultation with the state board, shall award grants
Page 2, Line 32to eligible entities.".
Page 2, Line 33
Page 3, Line 1Page 11 of the report, after line 40 insert:
Page 3, Line 2"SECTION 7. Appropriation. (1) For the 2026-27 state fiscal
Page 3, Line 3year, $294,984 is appropriated to the department of revenue. This
Page 3, Line 4appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the
Page 3, Line 5department may use this appropriation as follows:
Page 3, Line 6(a) $8,778 for use by the executive director's office for personal
Page 3, Line 7services related to administration and support;
Page 3, Line 8(b) $247,627 for tax administration IT system (GenTax) support;
Page 3, Line 9(c) $12,079 for use by taxation business group for personal
Page 3, Line 10services related to taxation services, which amount is based on an
Page 3, Line 11assumption that the division will require an additional 0.2 FTE; and
Page 3, Line 12(d) $26,500 for the purchase of legal services.
Page 3, Line 13(2) For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, $26,500 is appropriated to
Page 3, Line 14the department of law. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds
Page 3, Line 15received from the department of revenue under subsection (1)(d) of this
Page 3, Line 16section and is based on an assumption that the department of law will
Page 3, Line 17require an addition 0.1 FTE. To implement this act, the department of law
Page 3, Line 18may use this appropriation to provide legal services for the department of
Page 3, Line 19revenue.
Page 3, Line 20(3) For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, $145,750 is appropriated to
Page 3, Line 21the department of law. This appropriation is from the youth mental health
Page 3, Line 22services access enterprise fund created in section 27-60-604 (6)(a),
Page 3, Line 23C.R.S., from revenue received from the youth mental health services
Page 3, Line 24access enterprise that is continuously appropriated to the enterprise
Page 3, Line 25pursuant to section 27-60-604 (6)(c), C.R.S. The appropriation to the
Page 3, Line 26department of law is based on an assumption that the department of law
Page 3, Line 27will require an additional 0.6 FTE. To implement this act, the department
Page 3, Line 28of law may use this appropriation to provide legal services for the youth
Page 3, Line 29mental health services access enterprise.
Page 3, Line 30(4) For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, $79,500 is appropriated to
Page 3, Line 31the department of law. This appropriation is from the youth programming
Page 3, Line 32and protections enterprise fund created in section 22-109-104 (6)(a),
Page 3, Line 33C.R.S., from revenue received from the youth programming and
Page 3, Line 34protections enterprise that is continuously appropriated to the enterprise
Page 3, Line 35pursuant to section 22-109-104 (6)(c), C.R.S. The appropriation to the
Page 3, Line 36department of law is based on an assumption that the department of law
Page 3, Line 37will require an additional 0.3 FTE. To implement this act, the department
Page 3, Line 38of law may use this appropriation to provide legal services for the youth
Page 3, Line 39programming and protections enterprise.".
Page 3, Line 40Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 3, Line 41
Page 4, Line 1Page 12 of the report, after line 3 insert:
Page 4, Line 2"Page 22 of the bill, line 9, strike "Section" and substitute "(1) Except as
Page 4, Line 3described in subsection (2) of this section, section".
Page 4, Line 4Page 22 of the bill, after line 22 insert:
Page 4, Line 5"(2) Section 22-109-106, Colorado Revised Statutes, as enacted in
Page 4, Line 6section 4 of this act, takes effect only if Senate Bill 26-125 is enacted and
Page 4, Line 7signed into law, in which case section 22-109-106 takes effect on the
Page 4, Line 8effective date of this act or Senate Bill 26-125, whichever is later.".".
Page 4, Line 9Page 12 of the report, line 8, strike "people."." and substitute "people,
Page 4, Line 10and making an appropriation.".".