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House Majority Caucus reviews supplemental budget adjustments after federal funding cut
Summary
House Majority Caucus reviewed 30 supplemental items that codify executive‑order savings and address a roughly $1 billion hole from HR 1; the package mixes targeted increases for caseloads with about $140 million in general‑fund reductions and changes across health care, corrections, education and IT.
The Colorado House Majority Caucus met to review a 30‑item supplemental package that codifies executive‑order spending cuts and adjusts appropriations across state departments after a federal revenue shortfall.
Caucus leadership framed the supplementals as a response to “a challenging moment,” noting that last year’s FY26 appropriations were nearly $44,000,000,000 and that Congress’s passage of HR 1 reduced Colorado revenue “by nearly $1,000,000,000,” forcing summer adjustments and an executive order now being formalized in statute. The package, the vice chair said, includes roughly $140,000,000 of general‑fund reductions while total appropriations rise about 1.7% overall because of caseload and other cost pressures.
Why it matters: JBC leaders told the caucus the changes are broader than typical supplementals, which usually cover caseload true‑ups and technical line items. Instead, this package spans multiple years of projected savings tied to executive‑order decisions and includes structural adjustments to bring major departments toward sustainability under tighter revenue assumptions.
Key elements and context: Representative Brown, who led much of the department‑by‑department walk‑through, highlighted the range of items in the packet: agriculture pilot funding for a biocontrol program, technical OIT real‑time billing adjustments in the governor’s office, midyear school‑finance true‑ups, capital project spending authorities, and a large, detailed section in Health Care Policy and Financing driven by caseload and federal policy changes.
Health care and federal changes: Brown and other JBC leaders emphasized that changes at the federal level — specifically the rescission of some continuous coverage and the six‑month redetermination requirement tied to HR 1 — are driving forecast and eligibility changes in Medicaid. “HR1 was designed to kick people off of healthcare,” Representative Brown said, in the caucus discussion, and members discussed system redesign and compliance work that will require additional administrative FTE.
Process and next steps: Leaders asked members to submit any amendments by 4 p.m. and reminded the caucus of a House rule that new appropriations must be offset by cuts elsewhere. JBC staff committed to circulating more detailed charts and fiscal‑note tables for members who requested them.
This meeting produced no formal vote; it was a policy and information session intended to brief caucus members ahead of floor and committee action on the supplemental package.
