Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB195 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REENGROSSED~~
5		-	This Version Includes All Amendments
6		-	~~Adopted~~ in the House of Introduction
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
7	7		LLS NO. 25-0404.01 Anna Petrini x5497
8	8		SENATE BILL 25-195
9	9		Senate Committees House Committees
10	10		Health & Human Services
11	11		Appropriations
12	12		A BILL FOR AN ACT
13	13		C
14	14		ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE RURAL ALCOHOL AND101
15	15		SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAM ,102
16	16		AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , IMPLEMENTING THE103
17	17		RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED IN THE 2024 SUNSET REPORT BY104
18	18		THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES .105
19	19		Bill Summary
20	20		(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
21	21		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
22	22		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
23	23		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
24	24		http://leg.colorado.gov/
25	25		.)
26	26		Sunset Process - Senate Health and Human Services
27	27		Committee. The bill implements the recommendation of the department
28	28		SENATE
29		-	3rd Reading Unamended
30		-	April 21, 2025
31		-	SENATE
32	29		Amended 2nd Reading
33	30		April 17, 2025
34	31		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
35		-	Marchman and Michaelson Jenet, Cutter, Jodeh, Kipp, Mullica, Weissman, Catlin,
36		-	Exum, Hinrichsen, Roberts
	32	+	Marchman and Michaelson Jenet, Cutter, Jodeh, Kipp, Mullica, Weissman
37	33		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
38	34		Stewart K.,
39	35		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
40	36		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
41	37		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. of regulatory agencies in its 2024 sunset review and report on the rural
42	38		alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment program by
43	39		continuing the program until September 1, 2030.
44	40		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
45	41		SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, repeal2
46	42		(26)(a)(IV); and add (31)(a)(XIV) as follows:3
47	43		24-34-104. General assembly review of regulatory agencies4
48	44		and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative5
49	45		declaration - repeal. (26) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both,6
50	46		are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2025:7
51	47		(IV) The rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and
52	48		8
53	49		treatment program created pursuant to section 27-80-117 in the9
54	50		behavioral health administration in the department of human services;10
55	51		(31) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled11
56	52		for repeal on September 1, 2030:12
57	53		(XIV) T
58	54		HE RURAL ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION13
59	55		AND TREATMENT PROGRAM CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-80-117 IN14
60	56		THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF15
61	57		HUMAN SERVICES.16
62	58		SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 27-80-117, amend17
63	59		(3)(a) and (4)(a) as follows:
64	60		18
65	61		27-80-117. Rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and19
66	62		treatment program - creation - administration - cash fund -20
67	63		definitions - repeal. (3) (a) There is created in the state treasury the rural21
68	64		alcohol and substance abuse cash fund, referred to in this section as the22
69	65		"fund", that consists of the rural youth alcohol and substance abuse23
70	66		prevention and treatment account, referred to in this section as the "youth24
71	67		195-2- account", and the rural detoxification account, referred to in this section1
72	68		as the "detoxification account". The fund is comprised of money collected2
73	69		from surcharges assessed pursuant to sections 18-19-103.5, 42-4-13073
74	70		(10)(d)(I), and 42-4-1701 (4)(f). The money collected from the surcharges4
75	71		must be divided equally between the youth account and the detoxification5
76	72		account. The fund also includes any money credited to the fund pursuant6
77	73		to subsection (3)(b) of this section. Money in the fund credited pursuant7
78	74		to subsection (3)(b) of this section must be divided equally between the8
79	75		youth account and the detoxification account unless the grantee or donor9
80	76		specifies to which account the grant, gift, or donation is to be credited.10
81	77		The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general11
82	78		assembly to the BHA for the purpose of implementing the program. All12
83	79		interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund13
84	80		remains in the fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered money remaining14
85	81		in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund and shall not be15
86	82		transferred or credited to the general fund or another fund; except that any16
87	83		unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund as of17
88	84		August 30, 2025 AUGUST 30, 2030, is credited to the general fund.18
89	85		(4) (a) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 202519
90	86		S
91	87		EPTEMBER 1, 2030.
92	88		20
93	89		SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-19-103.5, amend21
94	90		(4) as follows:22
95	91		18-19-103.5. Rural alcohol and substance abuse surcharge -23
96	92		repeal. (4) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 202524
97	93		S
98	94		EPTEMBER 1, 2030, unless the general assembly extends the repeal of the25
99	95		rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment program26
100	96		created in section 27-80-117.27
101	97		195
102	98		-3- SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1307, amend1
103	99		(10)(d)(II) as follows:2
104	100		42-4-1307. Penalties for traffic offenses involving alcohol and3
105	101		drugs - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (10) Additional4
106	102		costs and surcharges. In addition to the penalties prescribed in this5
107	103		section:6
108	104		(d) (II) This paragraph (d) SUBSECTION (10)(d) is repealed,7
109	105		effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030, unless the general8
110	106		assembly extends the repeal of the rural alcohol and substance abuse9
111	107		prevention and treatment program created in section 27-80-117.10
112	108		SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1701, amend11
113	109		(4)(f)(III) as follows:12
114	110		42-4-1701. Traffic offenses and infractions classified -13
115	111		penalties - penalty and surcharge schedule - repeal. (4) (f) (III) This14
116	112		paragraph (f) SUBSECTION (4)(f) is repealed, effective September 1, 202515
117	113		S
118	114		EPTEMBER 1, 2030, unless the general assembly extends the repeal of the16
119	115		rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment program17
120	116		created in section 27-80-117.18
121	117		SECTION 6. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act19
122	118		takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the20
123	119		ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except21
124	120		that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V22
125	121		of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this23
126	122		act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take24
127	123		effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in25
128	124		November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the26
129	125		official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.27
130	126		195
131	127		-4-