Repeal Copayment for Department of Corrections Inmate Health Care

Added a mandate for the Department to include information on the number of times inmates failed to attend scheduled medical, dental, mental health, or optometric care appointments in its 'Smart Act' hearing presentation during January 2026.

Updated header information to change status from 'PREAMENDED' to 'REREVISED' and added Senate co-sponsors (Jodeh, Hinrichsen, Amabile, Ball, Coleman, Cutter, Gonzales J., Kipp, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Winter F.) to the Senate sponsorship list.

Added reading dates and chamber information to reflect the bill's progression through the Senate (3rd Reading Unamended on April 30, 2025) and House (Amended 2nd Reading on April 15, 2025).

Removed House-only committee listings and preliminary amendment notes that were not applicable to the final amended version.

Eliminated the requirement for the department to assess copayments for inmate-initiated visits to medical, dental, mental health, and optometric care providers.

Removed fees that were charged when inmates failed to attend or refused scheduled health-care appointments.

Repealed section 17-1-113 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, which previously authorized the department to charge copayments and additional fees for medical services.

Decreased appropriations for inmate medical fees by $322,961 total ($322,089 for personal services and $772 for indirect costs) and reduced related FTE allocations.

Appropriated $157,179 from the general fund to the department of corrections for medical services subprogram, assuming an additional 1.5 FTE will be needed.

Removed the repeal of Section 2 effective July 1, 2028, making the prohibition on inmate medical copayments permanent rather than temporary.

Removed the bill summary that explained current law and the bill's purpose, which was included in the earlier version but not in the final enacted version.

Changed the bill header from 'Final Act' to 'PREAMENDED' indicating this is an earlier version before final passage.

Added multiple co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list, including Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Clifford, English, Jackson, Lindsay, Mabrey, Rydin, Sirota, Stewart R., Story, Velasco, Woodrow, and Zokaie.

Updated the bill summary header to indicate '3rd Reading Unamended' and changed the date to April 16, 2025.

Removed the provision repealing section 17-1-113, which was scheduled to become effective on July 1, 2028.

Removed the appropriation adjustment that would have decreased inmate medical fee collections by $322,089 and reduced 3.0 FTEs in the Department of Corrections.

Added new reporting requirement for the Department of Corrections to include data on inmate appointment failures and irrelevant medical requests in their SMART Act hearing by January 2026.

Added a repeal provision for the safety clause effective July 1, 2028.

Added appropriation adjustment to decrease inmate medical fee funding by $322,089 and reduce 3.0 FTEs in the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Added Senate sponsors (Jodeh and Hinrichsen) and updated bill title to include 'Making and Reducing an Appropriation'.

Minor formatting changes to bill header and section numbering throughout the document.