HB23-1244

Regional Health Connector Program

Concerning the transfer of the regional health connector program from the university of Colorado school of medicine to the prevention services division in the department of public health and environment, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Session:

2023 Regular Session

Subjects:

Human Services

Public Health

Bill Summary

The bill moves the regional health connector program (program) from the university of Colorado school of medicine to the prevention services division (division) in the department of public health and environment (department) . The bill requires the division to administer the program and requires the department to contract with a third-party entity to coordinate and oversee the program. The contracted entity is required to distribute money to each locally based host organization, which hires and supports a regional health connector to engage in program activities. The bill annually appropriates $1.5 million to the division for the program.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Date	Bill Type	Documents
06/08/2023	Signed Act	PDF
05/22/2023	Final Act	PDF
05/02/2023	Rerevised	PDF
05/01/2023	Revised	PDF
04/15/2023	Reengrossed	PDF
04/14/2023	Engrossed	PDF
03/13/2023	Introduced	PDF

Date	Bill Type	Documents
04/14/2023	PA2	PDF
03/30/2023	PA1	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
04/19/2023	FN3	PDF
04/12/2023	FN2	PDF
03/24/2023	FN1	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
04/28/2023	SA2	PDF
04/13/2023	SA1	PDF

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 23-1244, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 7-4.	Vote Summary

Regional Health Connector Program

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Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

Preamended Versions (2 )

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (3)

Budget Staff Analysis (2)

Committee Actions

05/01/2023 | Senate Appropriations (1 )

04/26/2023 | Senate Health & Human Services (1 )

04/14/2023 | House Appropriations (3 )

03/28/2023 | 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.001 (Attachment A).	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 23-1244, 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: 45 No: 17 Other: 3	View
05/04/2023	Senate Amendments	REPASS	Aye: 44 No: 19 Other: 2	View
04/15/2023	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 45 No: 18 Other: 2	View

Date	Amendment Number	Committee/Floor Hearing	Status	Documents
05/01/2023	L.004	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/14/2023	J.002	HOU Appropriations	Passed*	PDF
04/14/2023	L.002	HOU Appropriations	Passed*	PDF
03/28/2023	L.001	HOU Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services	Passed*	PDF

Date	Location	Action
05/22/2023	Governor	Sent to the Governor
05/22/2023	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
05/22/2023	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	House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
05/02/2023	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/01/2023	Senate	Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
05/01/2023	Senate	Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/26/2023	Senate	Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/17/2023	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
04/15/2023	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/14/2023	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/14/2023	House	House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/28/2023	House	House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/13/2023	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Rep. E. Velasco, Rep. C. deGruy Kennedy Sen. K. Priola
Sponsor
Co-sponsor	Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. R. English, Rep. E. Epps, 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. J. Mabrey, Rep. B. Marshall, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. D. Ortiz, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. S. Sharbini, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. T. Story, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. S. Woodrow, Rep. M. Young Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. D. Roberts, Sen. R. Rodriguez

Chris deGruy Kennedy

Elizabeth Velasco

Kevin Priola