Senate appropriations panel approves enterprise fee bill after rejecting $69,000 amendment

Apr 24, 2026

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved Senate Bill 155 on a 4–3 vote after rejecting an amendment that would have appropriated roughly $69,000 to fund 0.3 FTE in the Department of Law for legal services to the proposed enterprise. Debate centered on TABOR treatment and how fee rates would be managed to avoid a voter‑approval trigger.

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The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved Senate Bill 155 after a contested debate over a floor amendment that would have added a roughly $69,000 appropriation to the bill to fund 0.3 full‑time equivalent legal staff in the Department of Law.

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