Senate Appropriations
Senate Appropriations killed a utility on-bill repayment financing bill and split along and across party lines on health-insurance, housing and pesticide measures, while clearing tax-credit continuations and a contested state-employee minimum-wage bill that a CU union warned would strip pay protections from thousands.
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“I thought this bill was going to be laid over. I thought there were still discussions happening on this. I think there is a path to getting me to a yes, but I will be a no vote today. I think it is a creative use of financing. I think it is in line with using state funds in a way that actually benefits the people of Colorado. I have some concerns, especially about the balloon payments at the end of this thing.”
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Sign in to subscribeOkay. The Senate Committee on Appropriations will come to order. Mr. Catlap, please call the roll. Senators Gonzalez, good morning. Kirk. Meyer. On time. Coker. Here. Liston. I'm here. Pelton. On time, Mr. Vice Chair. It's a nice change that so many of these folks were actually on time today, Madam Chair. Always on time. It's true. Always early. Okay. I have sent a Bill 148 at the top of the list. I didn't have any communication, so I guess. Are we ready, Senator Ball? Thank you, Madam Chair. Happy to be here to present to you Senate Bill 148 and happy to answer any questions about it from the committee. Okay. Mr. Vice Chair, would you like to move Senate Bill 148? Thank you, Madam Chair. I move Senate Bill 148. There is no J. Committee members. Any questions? Okay. Senator Kirkmeyer. Sure. Can you explain why am I seeing UPTF in this fiscal note? Senator Ball? Thank you, Madam Chair. So this bill contains a loan from the UPTF to the Clean Energy Fund. And that loan, which comes in increments of $10 million up to $50 million, is then used to finance the program at a 2%…
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