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House adopts $44 billion budget after marathon JBC review; dozens of Senate bills cleared in roll calls
Summary
The House adopted Senate Bill 206, the annual appropriations (“long bill”), after hours of debate and multiple amendments; the chamber also recorded final passage votes on a long series of Senate bills during the session.
The Colorado House on April 10 adopted the legislature’s main appropriations bill, Senate Bill 206, after extended debate and amendments from members across the chamber. The recorded vote on final passage was 44 yes, 21 no and 0 excused.
Members of the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) described the bill as a product of months of work to close roughly a $1.2 billion shortfall driven primarily by higher‑than‑expected Medicaid costs and the rollover of federal COVID‑era…
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