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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB18-251

Statewide Behavioral Health Court Liaison Program

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
Courts & Judicial Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Concerning establishing a statewide behavioral health court liaison program, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

Behavioral health - statewide behavioral health court liaison program - appropriation. The act establishes in the office of the state court administrator (office) a statewide behavioral health court liaison program (program). The purpose of the program is to identify and dedicate local behavioral health professionals as court liaisons (court liaisons) in each state judicial district to facilitate communication and collaboration among judicial, health care, and behavioral health systems. The office shall administer the program and establish procedures, timelines, and funding guidelines for the program. Program funding must be allocated to judicial districts based on case volume, geographical complexity, and density of need. Specific duties of the court liaisons are outlined, as well as reporting requirements.

The act appropriates $1,997,112 to the judicial department for the implementation of the act.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Bob Gardner

Senator

Bob Gardner

Senator Kent Lambert

Senator

Kent Lambert

Senator Pete Lee

Representative

Pete Lee

Representative Dave Young

Representative

Dave Young

Committees

Senate

Judiciary

Appropriations

House

Judiciary

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/06/2018 Signed Act PDF
05/17/2018 Final Act PDF
05/07/2018 Rerevised PDF
05/04/2018 Revised PDF
05/03/2018 Reengrossed PDF
05/02/2018 Engrossed PDF
04/17/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/04/2018 PA2 PDF
05/01/2018 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
08/20/2018 FN3 PDF
05/03/2018 FN2 PDF
04/26/2018 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/04/2018 SA2 PDF
05/01/2018 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 18-251 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.006 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 18-251, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 18-251, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.004 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.005 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 18-251, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/07/2018 Third Reading BILL
43
AYE
22
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/07/2018 House Amendments REPASS
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
05/07/2018 House Amendments CONCUR
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
05/03/2018 Third Reading BILL
33
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
06/06/2018 Governor Governor Signed
05/17/2018 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/17/2018 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/16/2018 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/07/2018 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/07/2018 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/04/2018 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/04/2018 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
05/03/2018 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
05/03/2018 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
05/03/2018 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/02/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/01/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/30/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/17/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
06/06/2018 404 Statewide Behavioral Health Court Liaison Prog PDF

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