House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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February 10, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1165 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 18, line 6, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column strike
Page 1, Line 2"7,769,364" and substitute "6,719,364" and in the GENERAL FUND column
Page 1, Line 3strike "2,424,480" and substitute "1,374,480".
Page 1, Line 4Page 18, after line 12 insert:
Page 1, Line 5ITEM & GENERAL
Page 1, Line 6SUBTOTALFUND
Page 1, Line 7$$
Page 1, Line 8"Laboratory
Page 1, Line 9Management
Page 1, Line 10Contracting89b1,050,0001,050,000".
Page 1, Line 11Page 57, line 12, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column strike "88,064,072" and
Page 1, Line 12substitute "88,064,072" and in the GENERAL FUND column strike "126,334"
Page 1, Line 13and substitute "126,334".
Page 1, Line 14Page 57, strike line 13.
Page 1, Line 15Page 58, line 4, in the ITEM & SUBTOTAL column strike "115,963,181" and
Page 1, Line 16substitute "115,963,181".
Page 1, Line 17Page 58, strike line 5.
Page 1, Line 18Page 58, line 7, in the TOTAL column strike "276,708,122" and substitute
Page 1, Line 19"276,708,122".
Page 1, Line 20
Page 2, Line 1Page 58, strike line 8.
Page 2, Line 2Adjust affected totals accordingly.
Page 2, Line 3Page 64, strike lines 14 through 16 and substitute "Microbiology
Page 2, Line 4Personal Services -- $75,000 General Fund of this appropriation
Page 2, Line 5remains available for expenditure until the completion of the
Page 2, Line 6contracted project for a chemistry quality risk management
Page 2, Line 7system, or the close of the 2026-27 state fiscal year, whichever
Page 2, Line 8comes first.".
Page 2, Line 9Page 64, after line 16 insert:
Page 2, Line 10''89bDepartment of Public Health and Environment,
Page 2, Line 11Disease Control and Public Health Response,
Page 2, Line 12Laboratory Services, Laboratory Management
Page 2, Line 13Contracting -- $1,050,000 General Fund of this
Page 2, Line 14appropriation remains available for expenditure
Page 2, Line 15until the completion of the contracted project
Page 2, Line 16for laboratory-wide risk management, quality
Page 2, Line 17assurance, asset management, vendor
Page 2, Line 18management, and data integrity governance
Page 2, Line 19systems or the close of the 2026-27 state fiscal
Page 2, Line 20year, whichever comes first.".