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Senate Appropriations

Friday, April 17, 2026·1h 6m·▶ Watch / Listen

Key Actions

·SB 26-006 – DORA Regulatory BillPassed

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Notable Quotes

“There's a scenario where around 13 of these convictions every year in Colorado receive probation only. And that was part of what the bill was seeking to change what we're doing with commercial sexual activity of a child. That specific crime in L006 is saying putting in essentially a legislative declaration, but encouraging the courts to exercise their current discretion to sentence somebody who has been convicted of purchasing sexual activity from a child, somebody under the age of 18, to the Department of Corrections. But if they don't, then if they only give probation, then a condition of that probation shall be serving 364 days in a county jail.”

Senator Dylan Roberts — Roberts was explaining Amendment L006 to SB 26-015, which restructured sentencing for commercial sexual activity with a child by removing the mandatory DOC sentence and instead conditioning any probation-only sentence on 364 days in county jail.

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Votes

Adoption of SB 26-006Passed
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
Adoption of Amendment L006 to SB 26-015Passed
Adoption of SB 26-015 as amended by L006Passed
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
Adoption of Amendment L006 to SB 26-078Passed
Adoption of SB 26-124Passed
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
Adoption of Amendment L006 to SB 26-135Passed
Adoption of Amendment L008 to SB 26-135Passed
Adoption of SB 26-135 as amended by L006 and L008Passed
Yes (4)Julie Gonzales, Chris Kolker, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
No (3)Barbara Kirkmeyer, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton
Adoption of SB 26-151Passed
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Larry Liston, Byron Pelton, Jeff Bridges, Judy Amabile
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TranscriptPreview
We're about to start. Are we ready? All right. The Senate Committee on Appropriations will come to order. Ms. Kanagaraja, please call the roll. Senators Gonzalez. Present. Kirkmeyer. Here. Kolker. Here. Listed here. Pelton Bee. Here. Mr. Vice Chair. Let's rock and roll. Madam Chair. Here. Barely. Okay, we have a few bills before us today. We're going to start with Senate Bill 6. Senator Kirkmeyer. Thank you, Madam Chair. I move Senate Bill 26006 and that's it. I'm not moving the J Amendment, and I will just state that the department added on or the. Yeah, the Department of Regulatory Agencies. Dora added on a 2FTE. It's less than $20,000. I think they can do this within existing resources. Okay, committee members, any questions for the bill sponsors? Seeing none. Ms. Conagaraja, please poll the committee on the adoption of Senate Bill 6. Senators Gonzalez, aye. Kirkmeyer, Aye. Kolker, Aye. Liston. Aye. Pelton. Aye. Mr. Vice Chair. Aye. Madam Chair, Aye. And we're not putting it on the consent calendar because it didn't get out of committee unanimously. Next up, we have. Oh, so that bill passes on a. Did I say that already? That bill passes unanimously. Next…
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