← Hearings

House Appropriations

Friday, April 17, 2026·29m·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Appropriations Committee cleared a full slate of bills to the floor, from the 2026 Water Projects Bill to sunset reviews of the Division of Real Estate and the Colorado Medical Board, with most fights limited to fiscal-note cleanup. Rep. Scott Bottoms was the committee's lone recurring holdout, casting the only no vote on five measures and drawing a second dissent from Rep. Matt Soper on the real estate sunset.

Key Actions

·Second Language Educational Program for High School StudentsPassed

+ 8 more actions

Notable Quotes

I do have a question that seems that many of the bills seem to fall in this category where we're. We're extending out to 11 years. My thought process is within the time of the eight year representative block. That somebody can serve eight years, why would we extend it to 11?

Scott BottomsBottoms' challenge to the standard 11-year sunset horizon framed the day's only two-vote dissent and questioned how long agencies should go between legislative reviews.

+ 3 more quotes

Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Kyle Brown, Emily Sirota
No (1)Scott Bottoms
Excused (1)Matt Soper
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (1)Scott Bottoms
Excused (1)Matt Soper
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (1)Scott Bottoms
Excused (1)Matt Soper
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (11)Andrew Boesenecker, Scott Bottoms, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Matt Soper, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Elizabeth Velasco
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Karen McCormick
No (2)Scott Bottoms, Matt Soper
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (11)Andrew Boesenecker, Scott Bottoms, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Matt Soper, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Rick Taggart
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (11)Scott Bottoms, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Matt Soper, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Andrew Boesenecker
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Rick Taggart, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Brianna Titone
No (1)Scott Bottoms
Excused (1)Matt Soper
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (11)Andrew Boesenecker, Scott Bottoms, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Matt Soper, Rick Taggart, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Brianna Titone
Unlock the full summary

Subscribe to see every key action, the full discussion, amendments, and notable quotes.

Sign in to subscribe
TranscriptPreview
House Appropriations will come to order. Ms. Shen, please call the roll. Representative Basenecker. Here. Bottoms. Here. Joseph C. McCormick. Here. Soper. Excused. Taggart. Tatone. Here. Velasco. Presente. Zoc. Excused. Madam Vice chair. Here. And Mr. Chair. Here. All right, folks, we have nine bills today we are going to start. I'm moving the things around on the calendar a bit. We're going to start with House Bill 1317. Madam speaker, welcome to Appropriations. I will also note that Representative Zai has joined us. Good morning, Mr. Chair and Committee. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Committee members, do we have any questions for our bill sponsors? Oh, Representative Taggart. That's right. Do we have any questions for our bill sponsors on this bill? All right. Seeing none. Madam Speaker. Representative Taggart, would you like us to move your amendment? Madam speaker. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes. L003 removes any compensation for travel or other reimbursements, which brings our fiscal note to zero. And we would ask for support of L003. All right, madam. Oh, Representative Taggart. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move L003 to House Bill 1317. Seconded by Representative Tatone. Are there any objections to L003? Seeing none. L003 is
Continue reading

Subscribe to unlock the full transcript, summary, and the assistant across all Colorado committee hearings.

Sign in to subscribe