SB 21-154 CO
988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network
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Summary
The act implements 988 as the 3-digit number for crisis response services in Colorado by creating the 988 crisis hotline enterprise (enterprise) in the department of human services (department) to fund the 988 crisis hotline and provide crisis outreach, stabilization, and acute care to individuals calling the 988 crisis hotline.Effective January 1, 2022, the enterprise shall impose a 988 surcharge (surcharge) on service users in an amount to be established annually by the enterprise, in collaboration with the public utilities commission (commission) but not to exceed 30 cents per month. The act requires each service supplier to collect the surcharge from its service users and remit the collected surcharges to the commission on a monthly basis. The state treasurer shall credit the surcharge collections to the 988 surcharge cash fund (fund).Effective January 1, 2022, the enterprise shall impose a prepaid wireless 988 charge on each retail transaction in an amount to be established annually by the enterprise, in collaboration with the commission but not to exceed 30 cents per each retail transaction. The act requires each seller to collect the prepaid wireless 988 charge from the consumer on each retail transaction occurring in the state and remit the collected charges to the department of revenue. The state treasurer shall credit the prepaid wireless 988 charge to the fund.On or before July 1, 2022, the enterprise shall fund a nonprofit organization to operate the 988 crisis hotline and provide intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals calling the 988 crisis hotline.Beginning January 1, 2023, and each January 1 thereafter, the department shall submit information about the usage of the 988 crisis hotline center to the federal substance abuse and mental health services administration and information about the expenditures of the fund to the federal communications commission, and the department shall annually report progress on the implementation of the 988 crisis hotline to the general assembly.The act appropriates $5,687,692 to the department of human services for use by the office of behavioral health, $74,566 to the department of revenue, and $1,966 to the department of personnel to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- Chris Kolker Democratic · primary
- Cleave Simpson Republican · primary
- Lisa Cutter Democratic · primary
- Matt Soper Republican · primary
Action history (16)
- Jun 28, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
- Jun 18, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Jun 18, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Jun 18, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Jun 3, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Jun 1, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Jun 1, 2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- May 28, 2021 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
- May 25, 2021 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Finance · lower
- May 11, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower
- May 10, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- May 7, 2021 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- May 7, 2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Apr 28, 2021 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
- Apr 7, 2021 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance · upper
- Mar 1, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
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