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Sponsor Senator Amabile offered the third-reading amendment to change the spending-reduction trigger from 2 percent to 3 percent, saying the change responded to concerns raised by members. The body granted permission to offer the amendment and then adopted it. Senator Amabile then moved the amended bill.

Floor debate included objections from members who said the bill ceded too much authority to the governor. The majority leader thanked sponsors but said he would vote no, citing concerns about unintended consequences and a transfer of accountability to the executive. Senator Carson said the legislature should retain responsibility for making tough budget decisions and opposed the bill on that principle.

After debate, the recorded vote on final passage was 19 ayes, 16 noes, 0 absent. The bill as amended requires the governor to present spending reduction plans to the Joint Budget Committee and to receive advice from that committee in the process specified by the enacted language.

Votes at a glance: Senate Bill 001 — Amendment L.004 adopted 35-0; final passage of amended bill 19-16.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Colorado Senate 2025 1st Extraordinary Session Day 02","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 001, which requires the governor to present spending reduction plans to the Joint Budget Committee when the state cannot meet fiscal obligations, passed after an amendment raising the trigger threshold from 2% to 3%; final passage was 19-16.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",15007,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6486275,"Senate reallocates park funds for wolf reintroduction to health insurance affordability enterprise; bill passes 32-3",492,6184000,6676000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5664944-565dfff6e7c5f3d25a779a826f3036f6&start=6184&end=6676","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5664944-565dfff6e7c5f3d25a779a826f3036f6/thumbnail_6184000.jpg","/articles/6486275/Colorado/Senate-reallocates-park-funds-for-wolf-reintroduction-to-health-insurance-affordability-enterprise-bill-passes-32-3","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6486275-4ad2e84fa555dc9c04446f76435f0317/orig.mp4?Expires=1773556580&Signature=SoseC-M6gT1th7KNBlJjADXfxxYPwpQEW95ofmY8CPcTOUQhJLtlfrTNz9kxO0bvvYnnbCZ-Eu-oE9S2bbh1JQ-0n2KA7Fi5lkSIaY3pArHkpI2tgY8H1E8YiIec0QPKx8nua-UBdZTyYTmOHi-KP7J2j4r6vCXMbkmpAaVLaBSFWJNrl8RQJ99VBeFKuzhihDcpsLkYHar2Xbs9j9ZpJL~tkc8v0lRPEWIa0X7Z0xKQMJ2JdI56UaYZot7Cim4hzdtL7TEQELy8~U~H4663KuZBsvNwkdQTq8iA7X0XHJP-AgAXfmIRWV0Vwy0n6lyaORWOvioTmBBluchOwlzE-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate passed Senate Bill 005 to reallocate $264,000 (as discussed on the floor) from the Division of Parks and Wildlife appropriation for gray wolf reintroduction and move the funds to the Colorado Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise. The bill passed on third reading with a vote of 32 ayes and 3 noes.

Sponsors Senator Roberts and Senator Catlin urged passage. Senator Catlin said the measure \"does a part of what we set out to do\" and asked members to vote yes. Senator Sullivan said she would vote no on principle; she described the bill as a choice between pausing the wolf program and moving the $264,000 to rural health affordability efforts, and said the governor’s office identified alternative funding so the pause would not occur.

Floor discussion included concerns about program costs and local impacts. Senator Zamora Wilson said the program had been forecast at roughly $800,000 but had exceeded that by more than 400 percent (she raised the overrun as a floor concern). Senator Sullivan said she heard testimony from more than 52 Coloradans during the committee hearing and opposed the final measure on principle. Senator Kirkmeyer thanked sponsors and indicated support; Senator Cap said the bill accomplished the goal of preventing general fund money from purchasing the wolves and expressed hope outside donations would reveal program interest.

Senator Wallace, Senator Cutter and Senator Sullivan were recorded as no votes on final passage. The bill passed 32-3 and cosponsors were read on the floor after adoption.","Senate Bill 005 passed 32-3 to reallocate Division of Parks and Wildlife funds tied to gray wolf reintroduction to the Colorado Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise amid floor debate about program costs and donor alternatives.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6486280,"Senate approves bill allowing state-only funding for entities barred from federal Medicaid/Medicare reimbursements",156,5973000,6129000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5664944-565dfff6e7c5f3d25a779a826f3036f6&start=5973&end=6129","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5664944-565dfff6e7c5f3d25a779a826f3036f6/thumbnail_5973000.jpg","/articles/6486280/Colorado/Senate-approves-bill-allowing-state-only-funding-for-entities-barred-from-federal-MedicaidMedicare-reimbursements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6486280-f4256089b90ecc025516e67b855158fe/orig.mp4?Expires=1773556580&Signature=K6U2gkejWFSVWyyVmY42lhJJl7OzIWD-Pk8mQgtatmiPjxI5WN586JSZ0WrLQjVrZmmMWWRuR4wsAmyx~I6e6PhsAdvNp0IUoBjPEz9qA3Ls308SoVGx23wd1B-u5Fh9-b~hYsO8qo7bL4c1pMqAoS42VcDX6rTLUhcrECtHMOv7PJQWFNl3l9Mnxw5ihAw2iN36OBwy2jr~ja3Vln~vDE-1vzFlN4Ehw11119UIHtBjwa8DfaFdVyS12-0jcD1FAHT4eC9NucWQ1SL~P8wVo09mt-kAwOEV8NMoxmA5CKpiVBgB2rbByNnHVBMYaMIyPo3y-spAaESDzBlTx1e0Tg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate passed Senate Bill 002 on third reading to permit state-only funding for entities that are prohibited from receiving reimbursements from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services because of the provision of certain reproductive health care services. Sponsor Senator Bridges moved final passage; the measure passed with a recorded tally of 23 ayes and 12 noes.

Senator Bridges asked for an immediate (I) vote and there was no further recorded floor debate before the vote. The clerk read cosponsors after passage; Senator Carson was fined $1 for being late at one point, per the floor transcript.

The bill's title reads that it concerns \"state only funding for entities that are prohibited from receiving reimbursement from the federal centers for Medicare and Medicaid services due to the entity providing certain reproductive health care services.\" The floor record did not include additional implementation detail or specific appropriations tied to the passage.

Votes at a glance: Senate Bill 002 — Passage, 23 ayes, 12 noes.","Senate Bill 002 passed on third reading to permit state-only funding for entities prohibited from receiving federal CMS reimbursement because of certain reproductive health services; passage was 23-12.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6486285,"Senate passes bill to broaden ballot language and uses for Healthy School Meals funding",2357,3611000,5968000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5664944-565dfff6e7c5f3d25a779a826f3036f6&start=3611&end=5968","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5664944-565dfff6e7c5f3d25a779a826f3036f6/thumbnail_3611000.jpg","/articles/6486285/Colorado/Senate-passes-bill-to-broaden-ballot-language-and-uses-for-Healthy-School-Meals-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6486285-f9c941aa18a9c769c850973485d54bec/orig.mp4?Expires=1773556580&Signature=KQN6XoZTouLrSQH1z42HP9meUM7BII7VAoqeKOL-mKfz0jzvy96yCli7ZGtWhHX3wCwCEZQY9OkQqwiU7rSxWm9qs1G1Y9eKsTd2hhVI5KDXJ0zZIl6fo8J4x00rfeoySPBoAF5xgKU-Zu8A-CowjctECl7aQViIkzno1Z9LyLou9w4ayBHOtWw~hoshhg~m45B~kCQr2wqxVVY8MBQTMAeaNF6e1OBmxZpsmNb1noZE8IxsFbO4IdW0BaT5QNLWftXLlnR6fRc28O43d7RNU41RWbtu~spERsyogtiW1c2W9ng56DNGZIBqyIqyj6NAzhK9VgJRBNyY9K3T-jttYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate on third reading passed Senate Bill 003 to broaden ballot-language and the permissible uses of the Healthy School Meals for All cash fund, a change sponsors said is needed after recent federal changes affecting SNAP and related programs. Sponsor Senator Wallace moved for passage; the measure passed by voice with a recorded tally of 23 ayes and 12 noes.

Supporters said the change gives Colorado voters an accurate choice on how a new revenue stream could be used. \"We have the opportunity to help ensure that no child in Colorado goes hungry at home or at school,\" Senator Wallace said, adding that the Healthy School Meals for All program is now serving more than 600,000 meals every day and has saved families up to $1,300 per child per year.

The bill’s backers framed the move as a response to federal legislation (referred to in debate as \"HR 1\") that they said reduces federal support for SNAP and changes how administrative costs are shared. Senator Weisman said the federal law reduced federal money flowing into states and that the change makes the expanded ballot language necessary to let voters decide whether revenue can be used more broadly.

Opponents raised concerns about accountability, program scope and whether the state should use the proposed revenue for administrative costs rather than direct meal service. Senator Frizzell said voters were told earlier that a specified tax increase would fund school meals and that the original funding estimate was inadequate; she urged a no vote. Senator Kirkmeyer and others questioned whether HR 1 actually cut benefits or primarily shifted administrative costs to states and counties.

Members debated program administration details during the floor discussion: senators cited the state’s SNAP error rate and the possibility that higher state administrative costs could result if error rates remain above federal thresholds; Kirkmeyer and others pressed for clearer information on whether and how benefits or implementation costs will change. Senator McPheron described constituent accounts about meal quality, saying some students are choosing not to eat school meals because of menu concerns.

After debate, the roll-call recorded 23 ayes and 12 noes and the bill was passed. The bill’s passage will broaden the ballot question language that voters will see in November to include supporting access to healthy food for Coloradans in addition to the existing school-meals program language.

Votes at a glance: Senate Bill 003 — Passage, 23 ayes, 12 noes.

The measure’s next steps are placement on the November 2025 ballot in its revised form (the bill changes ballot language). No additional implementation directions were recorded on the floor during the vote.","The Colorado Senate approved Senate Bill 003 to expand ballot language and allow broader uses of funds tied to the Healthy School Meals for All program, a move sponsors said responds to federal changes to SNAP funding; the measure passed 23-12.","actionData","errors"]

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