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Senate Finance

Tuesday, March 31, 2026·3h 45m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Finance Committee advanced all four bills before it — from a retainage reform for contractors to a $5 opt-out fee funding wildlife crossings — and forwarded the nomination of Gilpin County Undersheriff Gregory Demo to the state gaming commission. The most gripping testimony came on wildlife collisions, where a Castle Rock woman described an elk crashing through her parents' windshield.

Key Actions

·Retainage Surety Bond Construction ContractsPassed

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Notable Quotes

The elk came from above and crashed directly through the windshield of my parents vehicle, stopping the car dead in its tracks, killing my dad instantly.

Mary Rodriguez (Castle Rock resident) · witnessThe bill's central human testimony, illustrating the fatal stakes of wildlife-vehicle collisions the crossing infrastructure aims to prevent.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Adrienne Benavidez, Scott Bright, Lisa Frizell, Chris Kolker, Kyle Mullica, Cleave Simpson, Marc Snyder, Cathy Kipp
Excused (1)James Coleman
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (9)Adrienne Benavidez, Scott Bright, Lisa Frizell, Chris Kolker, Kyle Mullica, Cleave Simpson, Marc Snyder, James Coleman, Cathy Kipp
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (8)Adrienne Benavidez, Scott Bright, Lisa Frizell, Chris Kolker, Kyle Mullica, Cleave Simpson, Marc Snyder, Cathy Kipp
Excused (1)James Coleman
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Adrienne Benavidez, Scott Bright, Lisa Frizell, Chris Kolker, Kyle Mullica, Cleave Simpson, Marc Snyder, Cathy Kipp
Excused (1)James Coleman
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TranscriptPreview
Mr. Bush, will you please take the roll? Senators Benavidez. Here. Wright. Here. Excused. Here. Excused. Excused. Snyder. Excused. Coleman, let's do this here. And I'd like to welcome President Coleman to the committee today because the committee will be more funky and cool with him in it. So with that, let us start off with a confirmation for the Limiting Gaming Control Commission. And we have, I believe, Deputy Director Kristin Gregg to introduce Undersheriff Gregory Demo. Thank you both for being here. And, Ms. Gregg, you know how to do the button on the table? You must have been here before. I have. Thank you. Sorry, everybody. For everybody who's going to come and talk later. The button is on the table. It's not on the microphone, and it's a little gray button that makes the light go on. But please proceed. Thank you for being here. Thank you, Madam Chair. Committee members, my name is Kirsten Gregg. I'm a deputy director with the Colorado Division of Gaming, and I am here today to support the nomination of Gregory Demo to the Colorado Limited Gaming control Commission. While Mr. Demo can give more specific information related to his
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