ColoradoConsolidation of Crisis Response Services
What it does
Under current law, the 988 crisis hotline and the telephone crisis service that is part of the behavioral health crisis response system operate as 2 separate services. The act consolidates the telephone crisis service with the 988 crisis hotline and ensures that callers who call the telephone crisis service are routed to the 988 crisis hotline.
More detail
The act decreases appropriations made in the long bill to the department of human services for use by the behavioral health administration as follows:
The general fund appropriation for behavioral health crisis response system services is decreased by $200,000; and The appropriation for the behavioral health crisis response system telephone hotline is decreased by $3,863,938, which consists of $3,496, 622 from the general fund and $367,316 from the marijuana tax cash fund.
For the state fiscal year, 2025-26, the act appropriates $3,863,938 from the 988 crisis hotline cash fund to the department of human services for use by the behavioral health administration to implement this act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Apr 28Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 17Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 16Signed by the President of the Senate
- Apr 16Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 10House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 8House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 3Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 3Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 2Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 1Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 31Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsIntroduced