HB 1378 CO
Repeal Behavioral Health Resources
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Summary
This bill repeals several behavioral health programs and funding requirements in Colorado. It eliminates the annual $50,000 appropriation for behavioral health care vouchers for individuals in rural and frontier communities, repeals the substance use disorder treatment capacity grant program, and repeals the recovery support services grant program. The bill also repeals the requirement for the behavioral health administration to contract with an independent third party for provider support services, transfers the balance of the high-risk families cash fund to the general fund on July 1, 2026, and reduces the behavioral health administration's appropriations accordingly.
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Official abstract
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 (6)
- E. Sirota Democratic · sponsor
- R. Taggart Republican · sponsor
- J. Bridges Democratic · sponsor
- B. Kirkmeyer Republican · sponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · sponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · sponsor
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- R. Pelton Republican · cosponsor
Action history (15)
- May 29, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- May 28, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 28, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 28, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 16, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 15, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- Apr 15, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 14, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Apr 13, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper
- Apr 11, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 10, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 9, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
- Apr 8, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 6, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Apr 2, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower
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