Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
- Session
- 2026A
- Chamber
- lower
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Human Services
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-04-02 00:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
Current law requires the general assembly to annually appropriate $50,000 to provide vouchers to individuals living in rural and frontier communities in need of behavioral health-care services. The bill repeals the requirement to appropriate money for that purpose. The act:Repeals the requirement that the BHA contract with an independent third party to provide services and supports to behavioral health providers seeking to become behavioral health safety net providers;Repeals the building substance use disorder treatment capacity in underserved communities grant program;Repeals the recovery support services grant program;Transfers the balance of the high-risk families cash fund (fund) to the general fund and repeals the fund on July 1, 2026; andReduces appropriations to the behavioral health administration for the affected programs and services.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
- E. Sirota (primary), sponsor
- R. Taggart (primary), sponsor
- J. Bridges (primary), sponsor
- B. Kirkmeyer (primary), sponsor
- K. Brown (primary), sponsor
- J. Amabile (primary), sponsor
- R. Pelton, cosponsor