House approves package of supplemental appropriations to state agencies (Senate bills 88–115)

The Colorado House on Feb. 12 passed a package of supplemental appropriation bills amending the fiscal 2024–25 budgets for multiple state departments. During floor action the chamber read and acted on Senate Bills 88 through 115; each bill was moved, briefly explained by a sponsor, and passed by voice vote with the floor announcing "the ayes have it" for each item.

Many of the measures are routine supplemental adjustments described on the floor as technical true‑ups, reallocations among fund sources (federal funds, cash funds) to reduce general fund impact, or corrections for costs driven by other agencies such as the Office of Information Technology (OIT) or Department of Personnel. Examples listed on the floor include supplemental appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, Department of Corrections, Department of Early Childhood, Department of Education, Governor's Office and State Planning and Budgeting, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Department of Higher Education, Department of Human Services, Judicial Department, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Law, Legislative Branch, Department of Local Affairs, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Department of Natural Resources (which included funding to scale a body‑worn camera pilot for Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers), the Department of Personnel (fleet adjustments), Department of Public Health and Environment (closed landfill remediation grants), Department of Public Safety (later amended by Appropriations report), Department of Regulatory Agencies, Department of Revenue, Department of State (staffing for signature verification), Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury (unclaimed property postage/processing), capital construction items, and other IT and program adjustments.

Votes at a glance (as stated on the floor): - Senate Bill 88 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture — passed. - Senate Bill 89 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Corrections (food inflation, inmate telephone calls, OIT, correctional industry technical adjustments) — passed. - Senate Bill 90 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Early Childhood (indirect cost allocation true‑up; no general fund impact) — passed. - Senate Bill 91 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Education (net decrease; savings from other agencies) — passed. - Senate Bill 92 — supplemental appropriation to Governor/Lt. Governor/State Planning and Budgeting (OIT billing true‑up) — passed. - Senate Bill 93 — supplemental appropriation to Health Care Policy and Financing (release of restrictions, caseload/utilization adjustments, DOJ settlement compliance, home and community based services ARPA reallocation, youth transitional services) — passed. - Senate Bill 94 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Higher Education (History Colorado, Colorado Opportunity Fund adjustments, COP true‑ups) — passed. - Senate Bill 95 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Human Services (adoption and guardianship assistance, school lunch delivery costs, Fort Logan G wing opening delay savings) — passed. - Senate Bill 96 — supplemental appropriation to Judicial Department (public defender, interpreter contracts, courthouse facility grants, virtual court management funding) — passed after floor debate and objections recorded — passed. - Senate Bill 97 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Labor and Employment (Colorado Disability Opportunity Office spending authority) — passed. - Senate Bill 98 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Law (technical line item corrections, OIT savings, litigation avoidance savings) — passed. - Senate Bill 99 — supplemental appropriation to Legislative Branch (IT services costs) — passed. - Senate Bill 100 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Local Affairs (fleet and OIT impacts) — passed. - Senate Bill 101 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (OIT and personnel impacts) — passed. - Senate Bill 102 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Natural Resources (includes body‑worn camera pilot funding for Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers) — passed. - Senate Bill 103 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Personnel (fleet true‑up; net decrease of $1.5 million) — passed. - Senate Bill 104 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Public Health and Environment (closed landfill remediation grants; net neutral administrative adjustments) — passed. - Senate Bill 105 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Public Safety (see separate article on amendment and reporting requirements) — passed as amended. - Senate Bill 106 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Regulatory Agencies (personnel and OIT impacts) — passed. - Senate Bill 107 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Revenue (OIT savings) — passed. - Senate Bill 108 — supplemental appropriation to Department of State (one‑time cash fund increase for signature verification staffing) — passed. - Senate Bill 109 — supplemental appropriation to Department of Transportation (OIT impacts) — passed. - Senate Bill 110 — supplemental appropriation to Department of the Treasury (unclaimed property postage/processing) — passed. - Senate Bill 111 — capital construction supplemental (Arapahoe Community College health programs, Trinidad State College library, Fort Lyon heating) — passed. - Senate Bill 112 — capital/IT supplemental (rural connectivity in Health Care Policy and Financing; case management system for Vocational Rehabilitation) — passed. - Senate Bill 113 — school funding corrections for K–12 enrollment and property tax shortfall (additional $64.1 million described on floor) — passed. - Senate Bill 114 — repeal of the financial literacy and exchange program (no families had participated) — passed. - Senate Bill 115 — extension of spending authority for the Colorado State Forest Service seedling tree nursery (two‑year extension) — passed.

Procedure and form: most bills were introduced on the floor with brief sponsor explanations and moved by the named representative; the clerk read titles, and each bill was adopted by voice vote with no recorded roll call tallies provided in the transcript. Several bills included committee reports or floor amendments as noted above.

Ending: The House completed second reading action, placed the bills on the calendar for third reading and final passage, and then the chamber recessed for the day. Individual bills will proceed to third reading for final passage as scheduled on the calendar.