CO HB1173

Appropriates $94.1 million total for FY 2025-26 capital construction information technology projects across 12 state agencies and 2 higher education institutions, with $41.9 million from the Capital Construction Fund, $22.7 million from cash funds, and $25.9 million from federal funds

Funds major state agency IT projects including $19.5 million for the Department of Human Services benefits eligibility system, $13.7 million for payroll modernization, $12.1 million for the Department of Labor CoCo replacement system, and $12.9 million for Health Care Policy and Financing systems

Provides $4.0 million for higher education IT infrastructure, including $3.5 million for Auraria Higher Education Center network modernization and $571,163 for Northwestern Community College south campus redundancy upgrade

Adds $735,000 for Colorado Crime Information Center FBI system compliance from the CBI Identification Unit Fund, a new line item not in the original appropriation

Amends FY 2024-25 appropriations to remove $16.5 million for the Department of Human Services "Leveraging Technology for Seamless Human Services" project and increase Metropolitan State University's digital campus experience project from $9.3 million to $11.7 million