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Conference Committee on HB26-1184

Thursday, May 7, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

A House-Senate conference committee reconvened to correct a single drafting slip in HB26-1184, the Colorado Forest Health Council sunset bill, adopting a fix over which type of soil conservation district board must be represented.

Key Actions

·Sunset Process Forest Health CouncilNo vote

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So the difference is that the reason why is because there's two different boards in soil conservation districts. There's a local boards, and there's the state board. And my guess was wrong. And so they wanted the local boards, not the state board, to be representative.

Mr. Payne (bill drafter) · witnessThe drafter's candid account of why the committee had to reconvene — a language ambiguity between local and state soil conservation boards that his fix resolves.

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Committee on House Bill 1184 will come to order. Ms. Kelly, please call the roll. Senators and Representatives Basley. Present. Johnson. Here. Marchman. Excused. Here. Cutter. Present. Madam Chair. Here. Okay, so this is the Colorado Forest Health Council sunset bill. And I think that we can just pass it over to our bill drafter, Mr. Payne, to explain what we are doing here. Yes. There was a slight miscommunication between me and Brett, and language he sent over had two possible meanings. I thought I knew the right one, and apparently I didn't, so. So we're here to fix it, to get to the right meeting. So the difference is that the reason why is because there's two different boards in soil conservation districts. There's a local boards, and there's the state board. And my guess was wrong. And so they wanted the local boards, not the state board, to be representative. Okay. Okay. Any questions for Mr. Payne? Okay, so now we move the report. Yeah, just move. Okay. Madam Vice Chair. Thank you. I moved to adopt the conference committee report. Do we have to say first. Sorry. Can you do a motion again and say the
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