Committee votes down J amendment tied to legal services funding; Senate Bill 155 passes without appropriation
Senate Bill 155 was debated with a J amendment (J001) that would have provided money (about $69,000) to cover Department of Law services and an estimated 1.3 FTE. Committee members questioned TABOR impacts and whether the enterprise is exempt; the J amendment failed on a 3–4 vote and the underlying bill passed 4–3 without the J appropriation.
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Senate Bill 155, moved later in the calendar, drew focused debate over whether to include J Amendment J001, which would have appropriated funds to cover legal services provided by the Department of Law and an estimated 1.3 FTE. Committee members asked whether the enterprise’s revenues were TABOR-exempt and whether providing appropriations for legal services was required.
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