SB 17-021

signed

Assistance To Released Mentally Ill Offenders

Plain-English Summary

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Senate Bill 17-021, also known as Assistance To Released Mentally Ill Offenders, aims to help people with mental health issues who are being released from prison, youth correctional facilities, or jails. The bill establishes a program that provides financial assistance and support services to these individuals using funds from marijuana taxes and leftover money from previous criminal justice programs. Now that the bill has been signed into law, it means this program is officially established and can start helping eligible former inmates with mental health needs.

Official Summary

Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. The bill directs the division of housing in the department of local affairs to establish a program to provide vouchers and supportive services to persons with a behavioral or mental health disorder who are being released from the department of corrections (DOC), the division of youth corrections in the department of human services (DYC), or jails. The program is funded by an appropriation from the marijuana tax cash fund and from money unspent by the division of criminal justice (CDPS) for community corrections programs in the previous fiscal year.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Details

Chamber: Senate
First action: 2017-06-02
Latest action: 2017-01-11
Last action desc.: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
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Related Legislation

This bill affects (3)

relates

SB 17-168(2017A)· signed

Supplemental Appropriations Department of Public Safety

relates

SB 17-242(2017A)· signed

Modernize Behavioral Health Terminology in Colorado Revised Statutes

relates

SB 17-025(2017A)· signed

Marijuana Education Materials Resource Bank

Affected by (35)

amends

HB 22-1342(2022A)· signed

State Emergency Reserve Cash Fund

amends

SB 22-231(2022A)· signed

Programs To Develop Housing Support Services

amends

HB 23-1301(2023A)· signed

Revisor's Bill

amends

HB 23B-1001(2023B)· signed

Emergency Rental Assistance Grant Program

amends

HB 18-1054(2018A)· signed

Affordable Housing Plastic Shopping Bag Tax

amends

HB 22-1411(2022A)· signed

Money From Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund

amends

HB 26-1401(2026A)· signed

Transfers from Unclaimed Property Trust Fund

amends

SB 18-016(2018A)· signed

Fund Transitioning From Criminal and Juvenile Justice System

amends

HB 24-1308(2024A)· signed

Effective Implementation of Affordable Housing Programs

amends

HB 24-1466(2024A)· signed

Refinance Federal Coronavirus Recovery Funds

amends

SB 25-245(2025A)· signed

Housing Development Grant Fund Administrative Costs

amends

HB 18-1369(2018A)· signed

Obsolete References Proposition AA Refund Account

relates

SB 18-154(2018A)· signed

Juvenile Planning Committee Crossover Youth Plans

relates

HB 22-1180(2022A)· signed

Department of Public Safety Supplemental

relates

HB 26-1161(2026A)· signed

Department of Local Affairs Supplemental

relates

HB 24-1434(2024A)· signed

Expand Affordable Housing Tax Credit

relates

SB 18-059(2018A)· signed

Public Safety Information-sharing System

relates

SB 22-006(2022A)· signed

Sales Tax Assistance For Small Bus

relates

HB 22-1259(2022A)· signed

Modifications To Colorado Works Program

relates

SB 23-124(2023A)· signed

Department of Local Affairs Supplemental

relates

HB 23-1171(2023A)· signed

Just Cause Requirement Eviction Of Residential Tenant

relates

HB 23-1232(2023A)· signed

Extend Housing Toolkit Time Frame

relates

HB 24-1192(2024A)· signed

Department of Local Affairs Supplemental

relates

SB 25-308(2025A)· signed

Medicaid Services Related to Federal Authorizations

relates

HB 26-1223(2026A)· signed

Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures

relates

HB 18-1165(2018A)· signed

Supplemental Appropriation - Department Of Public Safety

relates

HB 22-1278(2022A)· signed

Behavioral Health Administration

relates

SB 23-242(2023A)· signed

Community Corrections Financial Audit

relates

HB 26-1423(2026A)· signed

Community Corrections Budget Request & Data Information

relates

SB 23-303(2023A)· signed

Reduce Property Taxes And Voter-approved Revenue Change

relates

SB 25-100(2025A)· signed

Department of Local Affairs Supplemental

repeals

SB 18-016(2018A)· signed

Fund Transitioning From Criminal and Juvenile Justice System

repeals

SB 25-317(2025A)· signed

Transfer Cash Fund Investment Earnings to General Fund

repeals

HB 18-1336(2018A)· signed

Repeal Local Government Retail Marijuana Impact Grant Program

repeals

SB 25-291(2025A)· signed

Division Criminal Justice Spending Authority Community Corrections

Votes

Adopt amendment L.016 The motion passed without objection.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 0 · No: 0 · Other: —

Adopt amendment L.013 The motion passed without objection.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 0 · No: 0 · Other: —

Adopt amendment L.015 (Attachment B) to Senate Bill 17-021. The motion passed on a vote of 9-2.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 9 · No: 2 · Other: —

Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 0 · No: 0 · Other: —

Refer Senate Bill 17-021, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 8 · No: 5 · Other: —

Refer Senate Bill 17-021, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 7 · No: 0 · Other: —

Refer Senate Bill 17-021, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 7 · No: 4 · Other: —

Refer Senate Bill 17-021, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 5 · No: 0 · Other: —

Adopt amendment J.003 The motion passed without objection.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 0 · No: 0 · Other: —

Adopt amendment L.012 The motion passed without objection.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 0 · No: 0 · Other: —

Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.

2017-05-09 · House · pass — Yes: 0 · No: 0 · Other: —