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BILL SUMMARY For SB26-078

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 2, 2026       Location SCR 357

SB26-078 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations


01:41:50 PM  
Senators Amabile and Kirkmeyer, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 26-078, which concerns modifications to certain statutes relating to institutions of higher education and changing procedures relating to information sharing, data, and capital construction projects. They distributed amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments B and C) and discussed a letter sent to the committee from the Capital Development Committee pertaining to the bill (Attachment D).
01:47:40 PM  
Steve Schwartz, representing Fort Lewis College, testified in support of the bill. Ryan Allred, representing University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Chad Marturano, representing University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The panel answered questions from the committee.
02:00:59 PM  
The co-sponsors explained amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments B and C).

02:02:24 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Amabile
Seconded
Amabile
Bright
Frizell
Kipp
Rich
Marchman
Kolker
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

02:02:54 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Amabile
Seconded
Amabile
Bright
Frizell
Kipp
Rich
Marchman
Kolker
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:03:03 PM  
The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

02:04:03 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-078, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Amabile
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Bright Yes
Frizell Yes
Kipp Yes
Rich Yes
Marchman Yes
Kolker Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS