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House Appropriations

Tuesday, April 28, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Appropriations Committee cleared a nine-bill docket for the floor, but the routine advancing masked real friction — three Democrats broke against Majority Leader Monica Duran's cottage-foods expansion, and Republicans dissented in lockstep on a run of tax-expenditure and cash-fund bills over where the money kept 'randomly' turning up.

Key Actions

·Colorado Homeless Contribution Tax Credit ExtensionPassed

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Notable Quotes

It just, it's always funny at this point in the session when found money turns up after we felt like we shook all the couch cushions.

Emily SirotaSirota's quip captured committee unease over a late-appearing $300,000 transfer used to fund the cottage-foods expansion.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (10)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Chris Richardson, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (1)Scott Bottoms
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Andrew Boesenecker, Scott Bottoms, Junie Joseph, Rick Taggart, Elizabeth Velasco, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Chris Richardson
No (3)Karen McCormick, Brianna Titone, Yara Zokaie
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Kyle Brown, Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota
No (3)Scott Bottoms, Chris Richardson, Rick Taggart
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Kyle Brown, Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Emily Sirota
No (3)Chris Richardson, Rick Taggart, Scott Bottoms
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Brianna Titone, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie
No (3)Scott Bottoms, Chris Richardson, Rick Taggart
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (3)Scott Bottoms, Chris Richardson, Rick Taggart
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (3)Scott Bottoms, Chris Richardson, Rick Taggart
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (10)Karen McCormick, Chris Richardson, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph
No (1)Scott Bottoms
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (3)Scott Bottoms, Chris Richardson, Rick Taggart
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TranscriptPreview
It's. House Appropriations Committee will come. The House Appropriations Committee will come to order. Ms. Pope, please call the roll. Representatives. Basenecker. Here. Bottoms. Here. Joseph. Yes. McCormick. Here. Richardson. Here. Taggart. Here. Totone. Here. Velasco. Bresent. Zai. Here. Madam vice chair. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, folks, we have a number of bills to get through today. We're going to go a little bit out of order, and we're going to do 1033 first. The Majority Leader and Representative Gonzalez are here. Thanks for joining us. Welcome, Sponsors. Committee members, do you have any questions for the sponsors? All right. Seeing none. Sponsors, do you have any amendments? I understand you have one amendment that you would like, Is that correct, Mr. Chair? Yes, there is. It would be L011. Great. Madam Vice Chair. Thank you, Mr. Chair, I move L011 to House Bill 1033. Second. Seconded by Representative Velasco. Committee members, are there any questions about L011? Are there any objections to L01? Okay. No, no, no, I don't have an objection. I just. Well, there is an objection, so. Madam Vice Chair, go ahead. The objection is heard, but go ahead and ask the question. I.
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