Department of Governor, Lt. Governor, and Office of State Planning & Budgeting Supplemental
SB25-092 is a supplemental appropriations bill that revises the fiscal year 2024-25 budget for the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, the Colorado Energy Office, the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, and the Office of Information Technology. It updates line-item appropriations across a wide range of programs, including governor’s office operations, climate preparedness, energy assistance, solar permitting, economic development and tourism promotion, IT central administration, cybersecurity, and the Colorado Benefits Management System. The bill also includes funding for salary and benefit adjustments, legal services, leased space, indirect costs, and other operating expenses.
The bill amends the existing 2024 appropriations act (HB24-1430) by changing funding levels and fund sources for multiple executive branch offices and programs. It affects state budget law rather than regulatory policy, shifting general fund, cash fund, reappropriated fund, and federal fund allocations and adding or revising footnoted spending authority for specific programs such as the Colorado Energy Office, the Community Access Enterprise, and OIT systems. It also includes a footnote allowing $5 million for the Colorado Benefits Management System to remain available through the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The bill appears to have been broadly supported and treated as a routine budget measure. It passed the Senate unanimously on third reading and advanced through Senate Appropriations on a consent-calendar recommendation, while the House Appropriations Committee also recommended it to the Committee of the Whole. The House third-reading vote was less unanimous but still showed clear majority support, indicating general acceptance of the supplemental spending adjustments.
There is little evidence of major controversy in the available record, and no committee transcript is provided. The only notable division is the House third-reading vote, which included 17 nays, suggesting some disagreement with aspects of the supplemental appropriations package or with the size and composition of the spending changes. Potential points of interest in the bill itself include the use of marijuana tax revenue, indirect cost recoveries, and large allocations for information technology and energy-related programs, but no specific objections are documented in the materials provided.