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".