House Appropriations advances five bills, sending measures to Committee of the Whole

The House Appropriations Committee considered five bills and advanced each to the Committee of the Whole after adopting sponsor amendments and holding roll‑call votes.

For House Bill 10‑16, the committee first adopted sponsor amendment J002 by voice and then voted to move the amended bill to the Committee of the Whole; the roll‑call vote passed 9 to 2. Representative Taggart moved the bill to the Committee of the Whole and Representative Titone seconded.

House Bill 13‑26 received sponsor amendment J001, which the committee adopted without objection; the motion to move the amended bill to committee passed on a roll‑call vote of 8 to 3.

House Bill 12‑72 had two amendments in the packet. Representative Velasco moved amendment L05 and later J002; both amendments passed without objection. The committee approved sending HB12‑72, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole by a roll‑call vote of 8 to 3.

House Bill 14‑28 was described by the vice chair as a bill requiring CDE to perform a one‑time report to the JBC on enrichment online schools and authorizing a temporary extension of Colorado Digital Learning Solutions; the committee heard public testimony from Richard Orf urging transparency for homeschool families. HB14‑28 was moved to the Committee of the Whole on a 9 to 2 vote.

Finally, Senate Bill 5, which already included an appropriation, had no amendments introduced in this hearing; its sponsor moved it to the Committee of the Whole and the motion passed 8 to 3.

Votes at a glance:
- HB10‑16 (as amended J002): moved to Committee of the Whole — vote 9 yes, 2 no.
- HB13‑26 (as amended J001): moved to Committee of the Whole — vote 8 yes, 3 no.
- HB12‑72 (as amended L05, J002): moved to Committee of the Whole — vote 8 yes, 3 no.
- HB14‑28 (description and public testimony): moved to Committee of the Whole — vote 9 yes, 2 no.
- SB5: moved to Committee of the Whole — vote 8 yes, 3 no.

The committee adjourned and indicated it will meet again as session progresses. None of the measures were finally enacted at this hearing; each was advanced for further consideration.