Reduce Child And Incarcerated Parent SeparationColorado · SB 23-039 · Last action May 15, 2023The act requires the department of human services to promulgate rules that facilitate communication and family time between children and their parents who are incarcerated.Latest action: Governor SignedEnacted law
Substance Use Disorder RecoveryColorado · SB 20-028 · Last action Jun 30, 2020The act: Continues the opioid and other substance use disorders study committee (committee) for an additional 4 years, meeting every other year beginning in 2021; In addition to the existing areas of study, for the 2021 interim, requires the committee to study the relationship between mental health conditions and substance use disorders and the effect of…Latest action: Governor SignedEnacted law
Minors' Rights in Dependency & Neglect ProceedingsColorado · HB 1227 · Last action Jun 1, 2026The act affirms that as a party to the proceedings, the child or youth has legal standing regarding all matters related to the child's or youth's interests and the right to have the child's or youth's interests fully represented by the guardian ad litem or counsel for youth throughout the proceedings, including appeals.Latest action: Governor SignedEnacted law
Medicaid Managed Care Assignment For Child WelfareColorado · HB 20-1237 · Last action Jul 11, 2020For a child or youth who obtains services under the state's medicaid program through the initiation of a dependency and neglect action or juvenile delinquency action resulting in out-of-home placement, the act requires the department of health care policy and financing (department) to assign the child or youth to the managed care entity (MCE) in the county…Latest action: Governor SignedEnacted law
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