HB 1375 CO
Repeal County Administration Funding Model
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Summary
This bill repeals Colorado's county administration of public and medical assistance programs funding model, which was used to determine funding levels for administering assistance programs in each county. The bill eliminates the requirement for the Department of Human Services to contract with an outside entity to annually develop, update, and submit the results of the funding model to the Joint Budget Committee, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and county departments. The bill also reduces appropriations to the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for fiscal year 2026-27.
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Official abstract
Under current law, the department of human services (CDHS) was required to enter into an agreement with an outside entity no later than January 2, 2024, to develop a county administration of public and medical assistance programs funding model (funding model) to determine the amount of money necessary to fund the administration of public and medical assistance programs in each county. CDHS is required to enter into an agreement with an outside entity to annually update and modify the funding model. Before November 1 of each year, CDHS is required to submit the results of the funding model to the joint budget committee, the department of health care policy and financing, and the county departments of human or social services (county departments). The act repeals the funding model and the requirement to annually update and submit the results of the funding model to the joint budget committee, the department of health care policy and financing, and county departments. The act reduces the appropriations made to CDHS and the department of health care policy and financing in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (6)
- E. Sirota Democratic · sponsor
- R. Taggart Republican · sponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · sponsor
- B. Kirkmeyer Republican · sponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · sponsor
- J. Bridges Democratic · sponsor
Action history (14)
- 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 - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 14, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - 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 - No Amendments · 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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