HB 1063: Treating People with Behavioral Health Disorder - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 2 edits · Jun 1, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized with minor formatting corrections to the sponsor lists and official dates. The substantive policy language regarding the requirement for state and behavioral health agencies to publish accessible lists of secure transportation providers remains unchanged.

Scope change

No change in scope; the bill applies to the same state departments and behavioral health organizations as the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the formatting of the House and Senate sponsor lists to ensure all names are included in the correct order.

Updated the reading status and dates to reflect the final passage of the bill in the Senate.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · May 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill was re-revised to include additional Senate sponsors and updated the official status to reflect that it passed the Senate without amendments on May 12, 2026. The most significant substantive change is the removal of the section detailing the effective date and the referendum petition process, which previously established when the law would take effect and how citizens could challenge it.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding its implementation timeline was altered by removing the specific effective date clause and the referendum petition mechanism.

ELIGIBILITY

Four new Senators (Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Jodeh) and one Senator with a middle initial change (Gonzales J.) were added to the Senate sponsorship list.

TECHNICAL

A header indicating the bill passed the Senate on the 3rd Reading Unamended on May 12, 2026, was added.

TIMELINE

The section defining the effective date of the act and the conditions for a citizen referendum petition was removed.

Reengrossed → Revised · 2 edits · May 11, 2026

MINOR

The bill header was updated to reflect that this is the 'Revised' version containing amendments adopted on second reading in the Second House, replacing the 'Reengrossed' version. Additionally, a status line indicating '2nd Reading Unamended' was inserted near the beginning of the text.

TECHNICAL

The bill status header was changed from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to accurately reflect the legislative stage and the inclusion of amendments adopted during the second reading in the Second House.

A new line stating '2nd Reading Unamended' was added to the document text.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · May 9, 2026

MINOR

The bill title was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect that it now includes all amendments adopted during the House of Introduction. The list of co-sponsors was expanded to include seven additional representatives. A new notice was added stating that the current summary applies only to the original version and that a new summary reflecting amendments will be available later.

TECHNICAL

The bill status label was changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to accurately reflect the legislative stage.

Seven new names were added to the list of House co-sponsors.

A notice was inserted explaining that the current summary is for the original bill and a new summary will be provided after amendments are adopted.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · May 7, 2026

MODERATE

This bill was amended to shift its focus from expanding Medicaid reimbursement for medication-assisted treatment in jails to requiring state and county departments to publish an accessible list of secure transportation providers. The changes remove all provisions related to funding, reimbursement rules, and operational requirements for treatment programs, replacing them with a mandate to list provider contact information online.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from regulating the financial reimbursement and operational standards of treatment programs to regulating the transparency and public availability of secure transportation provider lists.

FISCAL

All text regarding Medicaid reimbursement for medication-assisted treatment in jail settings was deleted.

REQUIREMENT

Requirements for treatment programs to employ medical directors, conduct observation periods, and report critical incidents were removed.

New requirements mandate that state and county departments publish an easily accessible list of secure transportation providers with active contact information on their websites.

DEFINITION

Definitions and rules concerning 'secure transportation' in the context of law enforcement co-responder teams were deleted.

SCOPE

The legislative title and summary were updated to reflect the new focus on publishing provider lists rather than treating behavioral health disorders.

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