- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +45
- Latest action
- May 28, 2025
What it does
Beginning on or before July 1, 2027, the act requires a county department of human or social services (county department) to determine whether a child or youth who is in foster care and who has a deceased parent (child or youth) may be eligible to receive survivor benefits administered by the United States railroad retirement board, social security administration, or veterans benefits administration (federal survivor benefits). The county department must make an initial eligibility determination within 90 days after assuming legal custody of or authority over the child or youth.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Dafna Michaelson Jenet
- Kyle Brown
- Lindsay Gilchrist
- Lindsey Daugherty
- Alex Valdez
- Amy Paschal
- Brandi Bradley
- Cathy Kipp
- Cecelia Espenoza
- Chad Clifford
- Eliza Hamrick
- Elizabeth Velasco
- Emily Sirota
- Faith Winter
- Iman Jodeh
- Jacque Phillips
- Jamie Jackson
- Jennifer Bacon
- Jenny Willford
- John Carson
- Judy Amabile
- Julie McCluskie
- Junie Joseph
- Karen McCormick
- Katie Stewart
- Lesley Smith
- Lisa Cutter
- Lorena García
- Mandy Lindsay
- Manny Rutinel
- Matt Martinez
- Meg Froelich
- Meghan Lukens
- Mike Weissman
- Monica Duran
- Rebecca Keltie
- Rebekah Stewart
- Regina English
- Ron Weinberg
- Rose Pugliese
- Sean Camacho
- Shannon Bird
- Sheila Lieder
- Steven Woodrow
- Tammy Story
- Tisha Mauro
- Tony Exum
- William Lindstedt
- Yara Zokaie
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Where it goes next
It is law in Colorado. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.