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Senate Appropriations

Wednesday, May 6, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

Senate Appropriations advanced a run of Democratic priority bills over unanimous Republican objection, killed the investment-authority bill SB26-180 outright, and hit a wall on SB26-178, the health insurance affordability measure, which was laid over amid a bruising fight over its $140 million cost. Bills on immigrant-detention conditions, prisoner-release data, and a retroactive TABOR over-refund correction all cleared on 4-3 party-line splits.

Key Actions

·Colorado Homeless Contribution Tax Credit ExtensionPassed

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Notable Quotes

“This is the vote I will regret the most this year, I think, because I don't know how we're going to cut this thing. And every time I have a conversation with advocates, they say, oh, well, we just need to keep it going for this little period of time and we'll fix it the next year and it's going to be fine.”

Jeff Bridges — The Democratic vice chair voicing open unease about the fiscal sustainability of his own party's health insurance affordability bill, a rare public crack in support.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Byron Pelton, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile, Larry Liston
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (4)Julie Gonzales, Chris Kolker, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
No (3)Barbara Kirkmeyer, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (4)Julie Gonzales, Chris Kolker, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
No (3)Barbara Kirkmeyer, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (4)Julie Gonzales, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile, Chris Kolker
No (3)Barbara Kirkmeyer, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Larry Liston, Judy Amabile, Jeff Bridges, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Byron Pelton, Julie Gonzales, Chris Kolker
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (4)Julie Gonzales, Chris Kolker, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
No (3)Barbara Kirkmeyer, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton
Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
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TranscriptPreview
Appropriations will come to order. Mr. Catlett, please call the roll. Senators Gonzalez. Present. Kirk Meyer. Kolker. Liston. Here. Pelton. Present. Mr. Vice Chair. Yep. Madam Chair. Here. Okay, so our first bill this morning is Senate Bill 1 78. And I see our bill sponsors are here and I also sense some swirling something or other happening around me. Yeah. So I will ask Mr. Vice Chair to move the bill and just to make sure bill sponsors would like L10 also to be moved. Can you turn on your mic, please? Oh, sorry, I don't have a reprint. Here we go. Madam Chair, I don't have L10. I have 11 and 12. Yeah, we just were handed out. We already have package that we've had has been updated. It was a multi page, so it got handed out yesterday, I think. Faded packet, I just have. Oh, this. So 170. Though. Don't have anything. Five is first. Okay. All right, great. Nothing to an 84. Okay. All right. L10. Yes, Senator Mullica. Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, we would like L10 offered if possible by the committee, please. Okay. And no other amendments. Not from the sponsors. So,…
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