Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Health & Human Services

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April 30, 2025

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB25-1271   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 5, line 14, strike "is" and substitute "may

Page 1, Line 2be".

Page 1, Line 3Page 5, line 26, strike "benefits." and substitute "benefits and to

Page 1, Line 4determine, in accordance with applicable federal law, the most

Page 1, Line 5likely, appropriate representative payee or fiduciary.".

Page 1, Line 6Page 6, line 1, strike "benefits," and substitute "benefits, and that the

Page 1, Line 7county department is the most appropriate representative payee

Page 1, Line 8or fiduciary,".

Page 1, Line 9Page 6, line 4, after "youth." insert "If the county department

Page 1, Line 10determines that the child or youth may be eligible for federal

Page 1, Line 11survivor benefits but that the county department is not the

Page 1, Line 12most appropriate representative payee or fiduciary, the county

Page 1, Line 13department shall provide information to the prospective

Page 1, Line 14representative payee or fiduciary that the county department

Page 1, Line 15has identified about how to apply for federal survivor benefits

Page 1, Line 16on behalf of the child or youth and how to become the child's or

Page 1, Line 17youth's representative payee or fiduciary.".

Page 1, Line 18Page 6, strike lines 16 through 26.

Page 1, Line 19Page 6, line 27, strike "(b)" and substitute "(4)".