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Saturday, May 9, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

House Finance moved three gifts-grants-and-donations bills forward on split votes, with Republican Max Brooks dissenting on all three — joined by Democrat Yara Zokaie on the nuclear workforce education measure, which drew a rare cross-aisle 'no' even as it advanced to Appropriations.

Key Actions

·Nuclear Workforce Development & Education ProgramPassed

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Notable Quotes

I just want to remind committee this isn't an energy bill. This is an education bill. The School of mines supported 110%. Why should students have to leave the state to get this education?

Ty WinterThe sponsor's core framing, trying to separate a workforce-training program from the divisive question of whether Colorado will build nuclear plants.

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Votes

Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (9)Sean Camacho, Lorena Garcia, Ryan Gonzalez, Anthony Hartsook, Bob Marshall, Rebekah Stewart, Ty Winter, Brianna Titone, Steven Woodrow
No (2)Max Brooks, Yara Zokaie
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (9)Sean Camacho, Lorena Garcia, Ryan Gonzalez, Anthony Hartsook, Bob Marshall, Ty Winter, Yara Zokaie, Steven Woodrow, Rebekah Stewart
No (1)Max Brooks
Excused (1)Brianna Titone
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (10)Sean Camacho, Lorena Garcia, Ryan Gonzalez, Anthony Hartsook, Bob Marshall, Rebekah Stewart, Ty Winter, Yara Zokaie, Brianna Titone, Steven Woodrow
No (1)Max Brooks
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TranscriptPreview
Representatives brooks. Excused. Camacho. Here. Garcia. Gonzalez. Hartsuck. Here. Marshall stuart. Winter. Here. Zokai. Excused. Madam chair. Here. Woodrow. Excused. Here. He's here. We have quorum. All right. We have our sponsors here. Let's go, red bacon. I'll be right up. Martinez. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, committee members. So this Senate Bill 170 passed out of House education. And so on advice of a committee member on finance, we will keep this to the financial repercussions with this. This is set up through gifts, grants and donations. And that has already been identified by the the Buckner foundation that they are going to pay for this in full. And so since that is there, there is no financial impact to the state. And we request an I vote questions from the committee. Okay. Seeing none. We are waiting on the witness list. She's getting it. No worries. Thank you. Okay, if we could call up Nicholas Hernandez and Maddie ashore that. Miss Eshore, if you could unmute yourself. Floor is yours for three minutes. Thanks so much, Mr. Chair and Committee members. Thanks for taking time for testimony this late in the day. My name is Maddie ashore.
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