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185C4ED4B57850E687258AE7006F0814 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For 2:12 PM - 9:38 PM CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL LEGISLATION AND OTHER ACTION NECESSARY TO FINALIZE THE FY 2024-25 LONG BILL PACKAGE

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
Date Mar 21, 2024      
Location JBC



2:12 pm - 9:38 pm Consideration of Potential Legislation and Other Action Necessary to Finalize the FY 2024-25 Long Bill Package - JBC action on potential legislation


02:19:27 PM
 Motion Approve for introduction in House as a JBC bill but not part of the long bill package, LLS 24-1103 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics; Prime Sponsors: Sirota and Bird; Zenzinger and Kirkmeyer; Co-sponsors: Taggart and Bridges; Grant permission to make technical changes.
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:28:20 PM
 Motion Approve for introduction with the Long Bill package LLS 24-1141 State Employee Reserve Fund Transfer General Fund as corrected with broadened title to allow for repeal of fund; sponsors previously identified
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:33:06 PM
 Motion Approve for introduction in House as a JBC bill and part of long bill package, LLS 24-1093 Health-Care Billing for Indigent Patients with discussed title revision; Prime Sponsors: Sirota and Taggart; Bridges and Kirkmeyer; Co-sponsors: Bird and Zenzinger; Grant permission to make technical changes
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:36:08 PM
 Motion Approve adding "subject to available to appropriations" to LLS 24-1095 Medicaid Eligibility Procedures based on discussion of potential additional fiscal impact
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:38:53 PM
 Motion Approve for introduction in House as a JBC bill and part of long bill package, LLS 24-1084 Accelerated Concurrent Enrollment Program Mod; Prime Sponsors: Bird and Taggart; Zenzinger and Kirkmeyer; Co-sponsors: Sirota and Bridges; Grant permission to make technical changes
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:45:26 PM
 Motion Approve for introduction in House as a JBC bill and part of long bill package, LLS 24-1083 Cap Districts Early High School Graduation Pilot with discussed revision by schools not local education programs; Prime Sponsors: Bird and Taggart; Kirkmeyer and Bridges; Co-sponsors: Sirota and Zenzinger; Grant permission to make technical changes
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:02:43 PM
 Motion Approve for introduction in House as a JBC bill and part of long bill package, LLS 24-1081 School Food Programs School Food Programs with staff recommended appropriation; Prime Sponsors: Bird and Sirota; Kirkmeyer and Bridges; Co-sponsors: Taggart and Zenzinger; Grant permission to make technical changes
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:05:58 PM
 Motion Approve for introduction in House as a JBC bill and part of long bill package, LLS 24-1104 Higher Education Support Homeless Youth; Prime Sponsors: Bird and Sirota; Zenzinger and Bridges; Co-sponsors: Taggart and Kirkmeyer; Grant permission to make technical changes
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:10:14 PM
 Motion Approve for introduction in House as a JBC bill and part of long bill package,LLS 24-1085 Mill Levy Equalization; sponsorship previously assigned
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:13:38 PM  
Took no action Department of Education R13 Educator Talent Mentorship Grant Program
03:15:41 PM  
Discussed further
adjustments to LLS 24-1131 Department of Education increasing amount to
$1.469 million


03:21:01 PM
 Motion Approve for introduction in House as a JBC bill and part of long bill package, LLS 24-1113 Severance Tax Transfers with discussed amendments; Prime Sponsors: Bird and Taggart; Kirkmeyer and Bridges; Co-sponsors: Sirota and Zenzinger ; Grant permission to make technical change
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:24:50 PM
 Motion Staff recommendation for Department of Local Affairs BA1 Property Tax Exemption Filing Fees Adjustment including accompanying legislation and inflationary factor rounded to the nearest $5. Approve for introduction in House as a JBC bill and part of long bill package; Prime Sponsors: Sirota, Taggart and Zenzinger, Kirkmeyer; Co-sponsors: Bird; Grant permission to make technical changes
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:47:28 PM
 Motion Approve CDPHE R2 transfer of $10.0 million for just FY 2023-24 rather than on an ongoing basis. Approve for introduction in House as a JBC bill and part of long bill package; Sponsors: Bird and Taggart; Bridges and Zenzinger. Cosponsor: Sirota. Grant permission to make technical changes.
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:52:51 PM  
Committee discussed utilizing $10.0 million from COSI, expecting to leave $9.0 million in the fund, and expecting the transfer to be included in existing ARPA bill


03:55:59 PM
 Motion Modify current bill draft on uncoupling the financial aid component from small transfers where financial aid is not required and to transfer $2.27 million of additional amount added on top of CU FMAP transfer
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:01:50 PM  
Committee discussed
legislation related to transferring $17.4 million and any interest amount
remaining at the end of the fiscal year from the CMTF to the General Fund


04:02:56 PM
 Motion Transfer $10 million out of the Finish What You Started Fund to the General Fund
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:03:00 PM  
Committee previously
discussed expectation that transfer will occur in existing draft legislation
related to ARPA funded programs


04:03:46 PM
 Motion Draft legislation to transfer $17.4 million and any additional interest amount that remains at the end of the fiscal year from the Controlled Maintenance Trust Fund to the General Fund; introduce in the House with the Long Bill package; Prime sponsors: Bird, Sirota and Bridges, Zenzinger; Co-sponsors: Taggart and Kirkmeyer; Committee discussed that final amount may vary based on legislative action
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:03:47 PM  
Committee discussed CDOT JTC footnote


04:13:58 PM
 Motion Remove CDOT footnote concerning that any fee revenue generated by changing telecomm providers from annual fee to access the right of way will only be used to implement the permitting process
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges Yes
Kirkmeyer No
Sirota Yes
Taggart Yes
Zenzinger Yes
Bird No
YES: 4   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:15:24 PM  
Committee recessed
09:38:32 PM  
Committee came back to order






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