Colorado lawmakers set to begin debate on $46.8B budget

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 1,171

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Colorado House of Representatives will begin debate Wednesday on the annual spending bill, a package of legislation that amounts to a $46.8 billion budget to take effect at the start of the next fiscal year in July.

It is the second year in a row that lawmakers are tasked with filling a massive budget deficit, not counting an emergency special session last summer to plug another budget gap caused by federal tax code …

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