Colorado House reads dozens of Senate bills, refers them to Appropriations; adjourns until April 4

The Colorado House of Representatives on April 3, 2025, heard the clerk read a large block of Senate bills and announced that those measures would be assigned to the House Committee on Appropriations. The House then adjourned until Friday, April 4, 2025, at 9 a.m.

The readings included a broad range of measures — from budgeting and corrections to education and public health — that the clerk said would move to appropriations for further consideration. Notable items read into the record included Senate Bill 206 (provisions and appropriations for executive, legislative and judicial department expenses for the 2025–26 fiscal year), Senate Bill 214 (reimbursements and appropriation adjustments tied to the Healthy School Meals for All program), Senate Bill 54 (a transfer of 5,000,000 from the general fund to the stationary source control fund), Senate Bill 55 (a transfer of $6,000,000 from the general fund to the hazardous substance response fund), Senate Bill 69 (a $4,000,000 transfer from the general fund to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act cash fund) and Senate Bill 70 (provisions authorizing nursing facility fees collected by the Colorado Health Care Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise and related appropriations). Many other Senate measures across policy areas were read and similarly referred to Appropriations; the clerk announced assignment for each bill as it was read.

Why it matters: the Committee on Appropriations controls which bills involving state spending or transfers advance to hearings and potential funding. Referral to that committee is the next procedural step for bills that make or change appropriations or that may have budgetary impacts.

The clerk regularly read bill titles and sponsors as part of the House’s routine business. The transcript shows the clerk reciting sponsor pairs and brief measure descriptions before stating, "Senate bill [number] will be assigned to the committee on appropriations," for each item. Examples read into the record included measures concerning corrections facilities and appropriations, education program repeals and adjustments, transfers between funds, and revisions to health and human services programs. Some bills recited specific dollar transfers (see examples above); many others were read without dollar amounts or with only a short description.

After the roll of bills was read and the committee assignments announced, Representative Courtney moved for adjournment. The clerk recorded the motion and the House adjourned; Representative Courtney closed with, "The house is adjourned until Friday, April 4, '9 AM."

Next steps: referral to Appropriations means these bills will be scheduled for committee hearings or further committee action, where sponsors and affected agencies can provide testimony and fiscal notes will be considered. The House calendar and committee staff determine the scheduling and any subsequent amendments.

Votes at a glance: The transcript records no roll-call votes on the bills read today; the only formal motion reported was the motion to adjourn, moved by Representative Courtney and recorded in the transcript as concluding the day.