SB 25-295: Transfer Proposition KK Money ARPA Cash Fund - Colorado

Rerevised (05/03/2025) → Revised (05/02/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to update its status from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' and to add a new section creating the Behavioral and Mental Health Excise Tax Cash Fund. This addition clarifies the legal basis for transferring funds from the behavioral and mental health excise tax to a dedicated state treasury account.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by adding a new section that formally establishes the Behavioral and Mental Health Excise Tax Cash Fund in the State Treasury.

FISCAL

Added a new section (39-37-302) that creates the Behavioral and Mental Health Excise Tax Cash Fund in the State Treasury, specifying that it consists of money transferred pursuant to section 39-37-301(2)(a)(II).

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' and adjusted the amendment status description to reflect that amendments were adopted on second reading in the Second House.

Removed the '3rd Reading Unamended' stamp and the full list of House sponsors (Bird and Sirota, Taggart, Bacon, Boesenecker, Duran, Jackson, Lindsay, McCluskie), replacing it with only Bird and Sirota, Taggart.

Final Act (05/13/2025) → Rerevised (05/03/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill redirects money from the firearms and ammunition excise tax (Proposition KK) that was previously going to the Behavioral and Mental Health Cash Fund into a new Behavioral and Mental Health Excise Tax Cash Fund. It also shortens the timeline for repealing the original fund from 2032 to 2027.

Scope change

The bill changes the destination of funds from Proposition KK and modifies the repeal schedule for the Behavioral and Mental Health Cash Fund.

FISCAL

Money from the firearms and ammunition excise tax (Proposition KK) that was previously transferred to the Behavioral and Mental Health Cash Fund will now be transferred to a new Behavioral and Mental Health Excise Tax Cash Fund instead.

A new Behavioral and Mental Health Excise Tax Cash Fund was created to receive the redirected excise tax funds.

TIMELINE

The repeal date for the Behavioral and Mental Health Cash Fund was changed from July 1, 2032 to July 1, 2027.

Engrossed (04/24/2025) → Reengrossed (04/25/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 25, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include additional Senate sponsors and updated the bill summary to reflect amendments adopted in the House of Introduction. A significant substantive change involves the removal of specific funding requirements that previously mandated the first five million dollars transferred to a fund be used by the Behavioral Health Administration in coordination with the Division of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Mental Health Services Program.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding Veterans Mental Health Services funding was reduced by removing mandatory allocation requirements for specific funds.

TECHNICAL

Added five new Senate sponsors: Ball, Cutter, Exum, Jodeh, Michaelson Jenet, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, and Winter F.

Updated the bill summary header to indicate it is reengrossed and includes all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, dated April 25, 2025.

FISCAL

Removed mandatory language requiring the first five million dollars transferred to the fund to be used by the Behavioral Health Administration in coordination with the Division of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Mental Health Services Program.

Introduced (04/15/2025) → Engrossed (04/24/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 25, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed after second reading in the House, incorporating amendments. The primary substantive change involves deleting provisions related to the Veterans Mental Health Services Program funding requirements and annual appropriation mandates. The bill now focuses on creating a behavioral and mental health excise tax cash fund without the previous veterans program funding obligations.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing provisions that required annual appropriations from the veterans mental health fund, shifting focus entirely to the new behavioral and mental health excise tax cash fund.

FISCAL

Deleted requirements for the General Assembly to annually appropriate money from the veterans mental health fund until the full amount was appropriated.

Removed provisions specifying that after meeting the initial requirement, the next three million dollars transferred to the fund would be handled under specific sections.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill status from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' to reflect amendments adopted on second reading in the House of Introduction.

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