SB 25-308 CO

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The department of health care policy and financing (department) received federal authorization to provide coverage for health-related social needs and to provide reentry services to justice-involved individuals through the medicaid program. The act creates 2 cash funds, one for health-related social needs and one for reentry services for justice-involved individuals. The act requires the state treasurer to transfer the savings of state money realized from each federal authorization to the respective cash fund. Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the department may expend money from the funds to provide health-related social needs or reentry services to justice-involved individuals. The department is required to develop a workforce to provide peer support services in order to comply with the terms of the federal authorization for health-related social needs. The department is authorized, subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, to spend money from the affordable housing support fund for services authorized by the federal authorization to provide coverage for health-related social needs. The act makes and reduces appropriations from the general fund, and from reappropriated funds, to the department, the department of corrections, the department of human services, and the department of local affairs. The act appropriates money from the affordable housing support fund to the department for medical and long-term care services for medicaid-eligible individuals and reduces the appropriation from the affordable housing support fund to the department of local affairs. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Judy Amabile Democratic · primary
• Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican · primary
• Rick Taggart Republican · primary
• Emily Sirota Democratic · primary

1. May 30, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 13, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
3. May 13, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 13, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
5. May 3, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
6. May 2, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. May 1, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
8. Apr 30, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower
9. Apr 30, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
10. Apr 29, 2025 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
11. Apr 29, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
12. Apr 23, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper