HB 1178 CO

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Became Law

Under current law, the controller may allow any state department, institution, or agency of the state, including any institution of higher education, to make an expenditure in excess of the amount authorized by an item of appropriation for the fiscal year if certain conditions are satisfied. One of those conditions is that the overexpenditure is necessary due to unforeseen circumstances arising while the general assembly is not meeting in a regular or special session. The act modifies that condition to also allow an overexpenditure when it is necessary due to a lapse in a federal appropriation that the joint budget committee determines is reasonably likely to occur while the general assembly is not meeting in regular or special session during which such overexpenditure can be legislatively addressed.     The act also makes a conforming amendment to the process by which the general assembly can remove the spending restriction that the controller attaches to an overexpenditure. If a supplemental appropriation is enacted for the overexpenditure or a portion of it:The controller's spending restriction is released in full; andThe department, institution, or agency of the state's overexpenditure authority ends.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• K. Brown Democratic · sponsor
• E. Sirota Democratic · sponsor
• J. Amabile Democratic · sponsor
• B. Kirkmeyer Republican · sponsor
• R. Taggart Republican · sponsor
• J. Bridges Democratic · sponsor

1. Mar 26, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. Mar 17, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Mar 17, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. Mar 16, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Feb 20, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Feb 19, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Feb 18, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Feb 17, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper
9. Feb 12, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower