First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 25-0988.01 Shelby Ross x4510
SENATE BILL 25-237
Senate Committees House Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING REPEALING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VOUCHER101
PROGRAM FOR RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES , AND,102
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION .103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/
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Joint Budget Committee. The bill repeals the behavioral health
voucher program for rural and agricultural communities and reduces the
appropriation to the behavioral health administration by $50,000.
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Amabile and Bridges, Kirkmeyer
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Sirota and Taggart, Bird
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 27-60-110.2
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 27-50-105, repeal3
(1)(h) as follows:4
27-50-105. Administration of behavioral health programs -5
state plan - sole mental health authority - gifts, grants, or donations.6
(1) The BHA shall administer and provide the following behavioral7
health programs and services:8
(h) Behavioral health-care services for rural and agricultural9
communities pursuant to section 27-60-110;10
SECTION 3. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill. To11
implement this act, the general fund appropriation made in the annual12
general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the13
department of human services for use by the behavioral health14
administration for behavioral health vouchers is decreased by $50,000.15
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,16
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate17
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for18
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state19
institutions.20
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