SB 23-128

Senate Bill 23-128 adjusts the budget for Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment by increasing funding from the general fund and decreasing reappropriated funds. It also amends previous legislation aimed at reducing lead in drinking water at facilities where children are present, providing additional funding for this initiative in future fiscal years. The bill was signed into law on February 28, 2023, and took effect immediately on that same date. This means the department now has more money to work with and can continue efforts to protect children from lead exposure as planned.

Official Summary

The 2022 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amounts appropriated to the department of public health and environment. The general fund and cash funds portions of the appropriation are increased and the reappropriated funds portion is decreased. An appropriation made in House Bill 22-1358, concerning measures to eliminate the presence of lead in the drinking water of certain facilities where children are present, is amended to further appropriate the amount appropriated from the general fund portion for the 2023-24 fiscal year for the same purpose. An appropriation made in House Bill 22-1358, concerning measures to eliminate the presence of lead in the drinking water of certain facilities where children are present, is amended to further appropriate the amount appropriated from the reappropriated funds portion for the 2025-26 fiscal year for the same purpose. APPROVED by Governor February 28, 2023 EFFECTIVE February 28, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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