HB23-1088

Veterans Mental Health Session Reimbursement Program

Concerning a program to provide mental health services for veterans, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Session:

2023 Regular Session

Subject:

Military & Veterans

Bill Summary

The act establishes the veterans mental health services program (program) in the division of veterans affairs (division) to facilitate access to mental health services for veterans who live in a veterans community living center. The act requires a veteran to attest that the veteran has exhausted the annual number of sessions with a mental health-care provider covered by the veteran's federal veterans administration benefits before using the program. The program reimburses mental health-care providers for 26 mental health-care sessions per year with an eligible veteran. The act requires the behavioral health administration to post on its website a list of providers who participate in the program.

The bill appropriates $642,645 from the general fund to the department of military and veterans affairs for use by the division for the program.

APPROVED by Governor May 16, 2023

EFFECTIVE May 16, 2023
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Date	Bill Type	Documents
05/16/2023	Signed Act	PDF
05/12/2023	Final Act	PDF
05/03/2023	Rerevised	PDF
05/02/2023	Revised	PDF
04/24/2023	Reengrossed	PDF
04/21/2023	Engrossed	PDF
01/19/2023	Introduced	PDF

Date	Bill Type	Documents
05/02/2023	PA4	PDF
04/28/2023	PA3	PDF
04/21/2023	PA2	PDF
02/08/2023	PA1	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
08/08/2023	FN4	PDF
04/28/2023	FN3	PDF
04/26/2023	FN2	PDF
02/03/2023	FN1	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
05/01/2023	SA2	PDF
04/20/2023	SA1	PDF

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment J.003	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 23-1088, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 7-0.	Vote Summary

Veterans Mental Health Session Reimbursement Program

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Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

Preamended Versions (4 )

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (4)

Budget Staff Analysis (2)

Committee Actions

05/02/2023 | Senate Appropriations (2 )

05/01/2023 | Senate Appropriations (0 )

04/27/2023 | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (3 )

04/21/2023 | House Appropriations (3 )

02/07/2023 | House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services (2 )

Votes

House Votes (3)

Senate Votes (1)

Amendments

Bill History

Sponsors

Session Laws

Colorado General Assembly

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment B)	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C)	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 23-1088, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.	The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.	Vote Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.002	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment J.002	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 23-1088, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 10-1.	Vote Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B).	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 23-1088, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.	The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.	Vote Summary

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
05/04/2023	Senate Amendments	CONCUR	Aye: 63 No: 0 Other: 2	View
05/04/2023	Senate Amendments	REPASS	Aye: 63 No: 0 Other: 2	View
04/24/2023	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 63 No: 1 Other: 1	View

Date	Amendment Number	Committee/Floor Hearing	Status	Documents
05/02/2023	L.009	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
05/02/2023	J.003	SEN Appropriations	Passed*	PDF
04/27/2023	L.006	SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	Passed*	PDF
04/27/2023	L.004	SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	Passed*	PDF
04/21/2023	L.003	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/21/2023	J.002	HOU Appropriations	Passed*	PDF
04/21/2023	L.002	HOU Appropriations	Passed*	PDF
02/07/2023	L.001	HOU Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services	Passed*	PDF

Date	Location	Action
05/16/2023	Governor	Governor Signed
05/12/2023	Governor	Sent to the Governor
05/12/2023	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
05/11/2023	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/04/2023	Senate	House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/03/2023	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/02/2023	Senate	Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
05/02/2023	Senate	Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/27/2023	Senate	Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/25/2023	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
04/24/2023	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/21/2023	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/21/2023	House	House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/07/2023	House	House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
01/19/2023	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Rep. M. Martinez Sen. N. Hinrichsen
Sponsor	Rep. A. Hartsook
Co-sponsor	Rep. R. Armagost, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. R. Bockenfeld, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. B. Bradley, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. R. English, Rep. L. Frizell, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. L. Garcia, Rep. S. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. E. Hamrick, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. J. Joseph, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. W. Lindstedt, Rep. M. Lukens, Rep. M. Lynch, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. T. Story, Rep. R. Taggart, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. A. Valdez, Rep. E. Velasco, Rep. R. Weinberg, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. D. Wilson, Rep. S. Woodrow, Rep. M. Young, Rep. C. deGruy Kennedy Sen. M. Baisley, Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. J. Buckner, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. B. Gardner, Sen. J. Ginal, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. C. Hansen, Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. P. Lundeen, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. R. Pelton, Sen. B. Pelton, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. D. Roberts, Sen. C. Simpson, Sen. J. Smallwood, Sen. T. Sullivan, Sen. K. Van Winkle, Sen. P. Will, Sen. F. Winter, Sen. R. Zenzinger

Matthew Martinez

Nick Hinrichsen