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CO HB1129
Department of Corrections Peer Behavioral Health Services Reentry Program
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Introduced
01/28/2025
01/28/2025
In Committee
02/24/2025
02/24/2025
Crossed Over
03/13/2025
03/13/2025
Passed
03/13/2025
03/13/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/20/2025
03/20/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
CONCERNING A PEER-TO-PEER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM FOR OFFENDERS NEARING RELEASE FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
AI Summary
This bill amends Colorado's reentry planning and programs for adult parolees by adding peer support professional behavioral health services as a key component of offender transition assistance. Specifically, the bill defines peer support professional behavioral health services as interactions between people who share similar experiences of behavioral health conditions, including substance use disorders. The legislation expands the Department of Corrections' existing initiatives to include these peer-based support services, which are designed to help offenders transition more effectively from correctional facilities back into the community. The bill removes the previous time-specific language of "on and after July 1, 2014" and adds a new definition clarifying what constitutes peer support services. Additionally, the bill slightly modifies the definition of recidivism to clarify the three-year period after release during which a return to prison is measured. The act will take effect after the standard 90-day legislative period, with a provision for potential voter approval in the November 2026 election if a referendum petition is filed.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (31)
Judith Amabile (D)*,
Matt Ball (D)*,
Lorena García (D)*,
Gretchen Rydin (D)*,
Jennifer Bacon (D),
Kyle Brown (D),
Jarvis Caldwell (R),
Chad Clifford (D),
James Coleman (D),
Lisa Cutter (D),
Jessie Danielson (D),
Lindsey Daugherty (D),
Monica Duran (D),
Regina English (D),
Tony Exum (D),
Meg Froelich (D),
Nick Hinrichsen (D),
Jamie Jackson (D),
Iman Jodeh (D),
Cathy Kipp (D),
Sheila Lieder (D),
Mandy Lindsay (D),
Javier Mabrey (D),
Julie McCluskie (D),
Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D),
Manny Rutinel (D),
Marc Snyder (D),
Rebekah Stewart (D),
Tammy Story (D),
Michael Weissman (D),
Faith Winter (D),
Last Action
Senate Third Reading Calendar (13:30:00 4/10/2025 Senate Floor) (on 04/10/2025)
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