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Budget Bonanza: Joint Budget Committee (JBC) Watch

What Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee is doing with the state budget.

Now: Briefings & hearings · FY 2027–28

Key figures

$17.31B
FY 2026–27 General Fund in the Long Bill (HB26-1410)
Source: FY 2026–27 Long Bill Summary Tables (JBC Staff). Total funds $49.51B.
$18.86B
Projected FY 2026–27 General Fund revenue (Sept. 2026)
$1.58B
Scenario B: FY 2027–28 reserve short of statutory requirement
Illustrative LCS Scenario B (current-law cost growth). Source: same Sept. 2026 forecast. Not a JBC recommendation.

JBC members

  • Rep. Emily SirotaChair
  • Sen. Jeff BridgesVice Chair
  • Rep. Kyle BrownMember
  • Rep. Rick TaggartMember
  • Sen. Judy AmabileMember
  • Sen. Barbara KirkmeyerMember

As listed in the FY 2026–27 Appropriations Report / JBC letters. Membership can change with a new General Assembly.

Upcoming (tentative)

  • Thu, Nov 12, 2026Organizational meeting; Gov. Polis FY 2027–28 budget request; staff overview
  • Fri, Nov 13Total compensation; MPRRAC; briefings — Local Affairs, DORA, Agriculture
  • Thu–Fri, Nov 19–20Dept. briefings continue (CDOT, Law, State, Personnel, CDHS, Education…)
  • Nov 23–27JBC does not meet (Thanksgiving week)

Source: 2026/2027 JBC Schedule (updated 10/26/26). Tentative — subject to change. LSB Hearing Room, Denver.

From Budget Bonanza (Gold Miner #22 · March 19, 2026): The Joint Budget Committee (JBC) received an updated economic forecast today, which is important in finalizing the Long Bill. The committee is currently facing the challenging task of identifying more than $1 billion in cuts to meet the state’s constitutionally required budget ba…

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Issue #26 — May 15, 2026

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THE MOTHER LODE

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New Colorado laws

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Real 2026 Digest enactments, filterable by who they affect.

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employersMay 4, 2026

SB26-121

Agricultural overtime & wage-theft penalties (overtime starts Jan 1, 2027).

landlordsMar 26, 2026

HB26-1013

Ratio utility billing for landlords allocating charges to tenants.

driversOct 1, 2026

SB26-141

Optional collision-prevention fee at vehicle registration.

Source: 2026 Digest of Bills. Audience tags are editorial.

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