long appropriations bill
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Debate on budget bill starts with call to change the way the budget is done
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DENVER – The annual race to approve Colorado’s budget has drawn concern about just how short a time lawmakers have to delve into the 595-page document and the 17 bills that go with it. This prompted a half-hour delay on the start of the budget bill debate Wednesday while House Minority Leader Patrick Neville of…
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House gives preliminary approval to 2018-19 budget
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DENVER – Based on the packet of amendments to the Long Appropriations Bill, Colorado lawmakers are seeing dollar signs for the first time in years. On Wednesday night the Colorado House, on a voice vote, put its stamp on the 2018-19 budget – with a lot more changes than in years past. As Wednesday began,…
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State’s $28.9 billion budget for 2018-19 unveiled
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DENVER – The Colorado House of Representatives on Monday rolled out House Bill 1322, the Long Appropriations Bill, which details a budget for the Colorado state government of $28.9 billion in 2018-19. The 595-page budget bill reflects $8.6 billion in the general fund from sales and income tax; another $2.3 billion in general funds exempt from…
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This Week at the Capitol: March 26-30
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Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. This week, the House will take up the Long Appropriations Bill, which is scheduled to be…
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What to look for as lawmakers begin debate on Colorado’s 2018-19 state government budget
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On Monday the House will begin working on the 2018-19 budget, as contained in the Long Appropriations Bill crafted by the Joint Budget Committee (JBC). The JBC has been working on the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year since November 1, when Gov. John Hickenlooper submitted his proposal. They wrapped up their final work…
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Bill to renew civil rights agency on its way but funding hurdles remain
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The House Judiciary Committee this week signed off on a bill to reauthorize the state’s civil rights agency for another nine years, but chances the bill gets through the General Assembly in its current form are slim. And chances that the agency’s funding will be included the annual state budget when it is introduced on…
