Votes at a glance: Senate Appropriations committee advances dozens of budget bills

The Senate Appropriations Committee considered and advanced dozens of bills affecting appropriations, transfers and program repeals. Most were placed on the committee consent calendar; several drew extended public testimony and were held off consent for further floor consideration.

Key outcomes from the committee: unanimous or near‑unanimous advancement of multiple technical and budget bills; votes of 5–2 on several larger transfers; and committee adoption of amendments on kinship care (L005) and statistical sampling for pediatric behavioral therapy (L002). The committee also moved major transfers — including a $130 million transfer from the Affordable Housing Financing Fund and a $72.8 million one‑time transfer from the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund — decisions that attracted municipal and consumer objections.

Below are selected committee actions and recorded outcomes (committee votes):
• HB13‑48 Broadband Infrastructure Cash Fund — placed on consent calendar (unanimous).
• HB13‑49 Early childhood prevention services funding — placed on consent calendar (unanimous).
• HB13‑51 Healthy School Meals transfer — adopted unanimously; placed on consent calendar.
• HB13‑57 TREP repeal — adopted 5–2; held off consent calendar.
• HB13‑60 Affordable Housing Financing Fund transfer ($130M) — adopted 5–2.
• HB13‑74 Kinship care funding (as amended L005) — adopted unanimously; held off consent calendar.
• HB13‑99 / HB13‑98 retail delivery fee and MMOF formula changes — adopted; municipal objections noted and staff provided fund balances.
• HB14‑11 Cover All Coloradans changes — adopted as amended; committee noted strong advocacy and left bill off consent calendar.
• HB14‑12 PBT statistical sampling (as amended L002) — adopted unanimously with OIG/CMS methodology guardrails.

The committee adjourned after completing its agenda. Many bills proceed to the full Senate; members indicated several floor amendments could be filed.