Senate Bill 25-195 Preamended

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning the continuation of the rural alcohol and

• Page 1, Line 102substance abuse prevention and treatment program,

• Page 1, Line 103and, in connection therewith, implementing the

• Page 1, Line 104recommendation contained in the 2024 sunset report by

• Page 1, Line 105the department of regulatory agencies.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.)

Sunset Process - Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The bill implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2024 sunset review and report on the rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment program by continuing the program until September 1, 2030.

• This Unofficial Version Includes Committee

• Amendments Not Yet Adopted on Second Reading

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, repeal (26)(a)(IV); and add (31)(a)(XIV) as follows:

• Page 2, Line 324-34-104.  General assembly review of regulatory agencies

• Page 2, Line 4and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative

• Page 2, Line 5declaration - repeal. (26) (a)  The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2025:

• Page 2, Line 6(IV)  The rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and

• Page 2, Line 7treatment program created pursuant to section 27-80-117 in the behavioral health administration in the department of human services;

• Page 2, Line 8(31) (a)  The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2030:

• Page 2, Line 9(XIV)  The rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention

• Page 2, Line 10and treatment program created pursuant to section 27-80-117 in

• Page 2, Line 11the behavioral health administration in the department of human services.

• Page 2, Line 12SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 27-80-117, amend(3)(a) and (4)(a) as follows:

• Page 2, Line 1327-80-117.  Rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and

• Page 2, Line 14treatment program - creation - administration - cash fund -

• Page 2, Line 15definitions - repeal. (3) (a)  There is created in the state treasury the rural

• Page 2, Line 16alcohol and substance abuse cash fund, referred to in this section as the

• Page 2, Line 17"fund", that consists of the rural youth alcohol and substance abuse

• Page 2, Line 18prevention and treatment account, referred to in this section as the "youth

• Page 3, Line 1account", and the rural detoxification account, referred to in this section

• Page 3, Line 2as the "detoxification account". The fund is comprised of money collected

• Page 3, Line 3from surcharges assessed pursuant to sections 18-19-103.5, 42-4-1307

• Page 3, Line 4(10)(d)(I), and 42-4-1701 (4)(f). The money collected from the surcharges

• Page 3, Line 5must be divided equally between the youth account and the detoxification

• Page 3, Line 6account. The fund also includes any money credited to the fund pursuant

• Page 3, Line 7to subsection (3)(b) of this section. Money in the fund credited pursuant

• Page 3, Line 8to subsection (3)(b) of this section must be divided equally between the

• Page 3, Line 9youth account and the detoxification account unless the grantee or donor

• Page 3, Line 10specifies to which account the grant, gift, or donation is to be credited.

• Page 3, Line 11The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general

• Page 3, Line 12assembly to the BHA for the purpose of implementing the program. All

• Page 3, Line 13interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund

• Page 3, Line 14remains in the fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered money remaining

• Page 3, Line 15in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund and shall not be

• Page 3, Line 16transferred or credited to the general fund or another fund; except that any

• Page 3, Line 17unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund as of August 30, 2025 August 30, 2030, is credited to the general fund.

• Page 3, Line 18(4) (a)  This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025 September 1, 2030.

• Page 3, Line 19SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-19-103.5, amend (4) as follows:

• Page 3, Line 2018-19-103.5.  Rural alcohol and substance abuse surcharge -

• Page 3, Line 21repeal. (4)  This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025

• Page 3, Line 22September 1, 2030, unless the general assembly extends the repeal of the

• Page 3, Line 23rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment program

• Page 3, Line 24created in section 27-80-117.

• Page 4, Line 1SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1307, amend (10)(d)(II) as follows:

• Page 4, Line 242-4-1307.  Penalties for traffic offenses involving alcohol and

• Page 4, Line 3drugs - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (10)  Additional

• Page 4, Line 4costs and surcharges. In addition to the penalties prescribed in this section:

• Page 4, Line 5(d) (II)  This paragraph (d) subsection (10)(d) is repealed,

• Page 4, Line 6effective September 1, 2025 September 1, 2030, unless the general

• Page 4, Line 7assembly extends the repeal of the rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment program created in section 27-80-117.

• Page 4, Line 8SECTION 5.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1701, amend (4)(f)(III) as follows:

• Page 4, Line 942-4-1701.  Traffic offenses and infractions classified -

• Page 4, Line 10penalties - penalty and surcharge schedule - repeal. (4) (f) (III)  This

• Page 4, Line 11paragraph (f) subsection (4)(f) is repealed, effective September 1, 2025

• Page 4, Line 12September 1, 2030, unless the general assembly extends the repeal of the

• Page 4, Line 13rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment program created in section 27-80-117.

• Page 4, Line 14SECTION 6.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act

• Page 4, Line 15takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the

• Page 4, Line 16ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except

• Page 4, Line 17that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V

• Page 4, Line 18of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this

• Page 4, Line 19act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take

• Page 4, Line 20effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in

• Page 4, Line 21November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the

• Page 4, Line 22official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.