Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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April 14, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1378 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 2, after "27-50-305," insert
Page 1, Line 2"27-60-110,".
Page 1, Line 3Page 3, line 5, strike "(1)(ee)" and insert "(1)(h), (1)(ee),".
Page 1, Line 4Page 3, after line 10, insert:
Page 1, Line 5"(h) Behavioral health-care services for rural and agricultural
Page 1, Line 6communities pursuant to section 27-60-110;"
Page 1, Line 7Page 3, strike lines 21 through 27.
Page 1, Line 8Page 4, strike line 1.
Page 1, Line 9Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 10Page 6, after line 12 insert:
Page 1, Line 11"(5) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, to
Page 1, Line 12implement this act, the general fund appropriation made in the annual
Page 1, Line 13general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the
Page 1, Line 14department of human services for use by the behavioral health
Page 1, Line 15administration for behavioral health vouchers is decreased by $50,000.
Page 1, Line 16(6) (a) If the general fund appropriation made in the annual
Page 1, Line 17general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the
Page 1, Line 18department of human services for use by the behavioral health
Page 1, Line 19administration for behavioral health vouchers is an amount less than the
Page 1, Line 20amount of the adjustment required in subsection (5) of this section, the
Page 1, Line 21general fund appropriation is decreased to $0.
Page 2, Line 1(b) If the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state
Page 2, Line 2fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department of human
Page 2, Line 3services for use by the behavioral health administration for behavioral
Page 2, Line 4health vouchers, then subsection (5) of this section does not require a
Page 2, Line 5reduction of an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for
Page 2, Line 6the 2026-27 state fiscal year.".
Page 2, Line 7Page 6, line 15, strike "7" and substitute "6".
Page 2, Line 8Page 6, line 17, strike "7" and substitute "6".