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SB 25-237

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Repeal Behavioral Health Voucher Program

Plain-English Summary

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Senate Bill 25-237 has been signed into law and it ends a program that provided vouchers for behavioral health services in rural and agricultural areas of Colorado. The bill also cuts $50,000 from the budget allocated to the Behavioral Health Administration. This change will affect residents in these communities who relied on the voucher program to access mental health and substance abuse treatment. Since the bill has been signed, the program is no longer available, and funding for behavioral health services has been reduced.

Official Summary

Joint Budget Committee. The bill repeals the behavioral health voucher program for rural and agricultural communities and reduces the appropriation to the behavioral health administration by $50,000.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Details

Chamber
Senate
First action
2025-04-09
Latest action
2025-03-31
Last action desc.
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
OpenStates
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Sponsors

Related Legislation

This bill affects (4)

repeals
HB 22-1278(2022A)· signed
Behavioral Health Administration
repeals
SB 24-001(2024A)· signed
Continue Youth Mental Health Services Program
repeals
HB 23-1204(2023A)· signed
Recovery Residence Discharge Policy
repeals
HB 23-1236(2023A)· signed
Implementation Updates To Behavioral Health Administration

Affected by (3)

amends
HB 26-1378(2026A)· signed
Repeal Behavioral Health Resources
repeals
HB 26-1378(2026A)· signed
Repeal Behavioral Health Resources
repeals
SB 26-113(2026A)· signed
Require Recovery Residences to Obtain Behavioral Health Administration License

Votes

AMD
2025-04-09 · House · passYes: 53 · No: 10 · Other:
BILL
2025-04-03 · Senate · passYes: 29 · No: 1 · Other:
BILL
2025-04-03 · Senate · passYes: 30 · No: 3 · Other: