Votes at a glance: Joint Budget Committee supplemental actions and staff recommendations, Jan. 15, 2025

Below are the formal motions and outcomes recorded at the Joint Budget Committee supplemental hearing on Jan. 15, 2025. Items are grouped by agency/area and list the motion text, mover (where stated), and committee outcome.

Personnel / Operating common policies - S1 Risk Management property claims — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation for S1 Risk Management property claims.” Mover: Vice Chair. Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). (Staff recommended denial on technical grounds; committee accepted staff recommendation.) - S2 Vehicle lease purchase (annual fleet supplemental true‑up) — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation for S2.” Mover: Vice Chair. Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). (Staff recommended a reduced appropriation using a 10% threshold.) - S3 Core operations fund‑source correction — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation for S3 core operations fund source correction.” Mover: Vice Chair. Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). (Technical drafting correction.)

Treasurer / Department of Treasury - S1 OIT real‑time billing (treated same as statewide OIT request) — Motion: “Treat Treasury S1 the same as statewide OIT real‑time billing.” Mover: JBC member. Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). - S2 Administrative software costs (Bloomberg contract increase — $14,137 request) — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation (deny).” Mover: Vice Chair. Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). - S3 Unclaimed property operations (increase $47,430 cash funds) — Motion: “Approve the treasurer’s request for S3 unclaimed property operations.” Mover: Committee member. Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). (Staff noted potential service delays and audit risk if not funded; committee approved.) - S4 TCOSPB December forecast informational appropriation — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation for S4.” Mover: Vice Chair. Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). - Staff initiated letter note corrections (personnel/treasurer packages) — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation.” Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0).

Department of Labor and Employment - S1 UI funding/fund‑source reorganization — No motion to approve supplemental; committee deferred action and requested a departmental comeback with detailed reconciliations. Outcome: no action taken. - S2 Executive director’s office letter‑note realignment (family cash fund / workers’ comp split) — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation for S2.” Mover: Vice Chair. Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). - S3 Colorado Disability Opportunity Office support and realignment — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation for S3.” Mover: Vice Chair. Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). - Staff initiated EDO letter note amendment — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation.” Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0).

Department of Natural Resources / Colorado State Forest Service - S1 Colorado Parks and Wildlife digital video / body‑worn camera scaling — Staff recommended denial (did not meet supplemental criteria); committee requested more information from the department and did not advance a funding motion at this hearing. Outcome: no action taken. - CSFS S1 Nursery renovation extension (roll‑forward) — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation and authorize drafting where requested.” Mover: Vice Chair. Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0).

Capital Construction / Fort Lyon and other projects - Arapahoe Community College Health Programs Integration and Annex Building Renovation (FY21–22) — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation.” Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). - Trinidad State College, Freudenthal Library Renovation Phase 1 (FY21–22) — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation.” Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). - Trinidad State College, Freudenthal Library Renovation Phase 2 (FY22–23) — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation.” Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). - Fort Lyon heating replacement (design‑phase supplemental) — No JBC motion approved; CDC considered a design request and votes produced a reconsideration that resulted in a 3–3 tie; JBC deferred action pending clearer scope, costs and financing plan.

Statewide common policies / OIT - OIT real‑time billing adjustments (statewide common policy) — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation for OITS1 real time billing.” Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0).

IT capital projects (Joint Technology Committee recommendations) - S1 CDLE Division of Vocational Rehabilitation case management system — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation.” Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0). - S2 Department of Corrections pharmacy system replacement — Motion: “Deny department request” (committee chose staff motion to deny the department request). Mover: Vice Chair. Outcome: Motion adopted (no objections recorded at the mic). - S3 Rural connectivity extension (HICPUF extension) — Motion: “Accept staff recommendation.” Outcome: Passed unanimously (6–0).

Notes: All outcomes above reflect motions, staff recommendations and recorded unanimous votes where the transcript identifies a vote tally. Items for which committees explicitly deferred action or asked for comebacks are listed as “no action.”