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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2021 Public Health Legislation

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Human Services

Public Health

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

08/04/2021

During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to public health, including behavioral health, suicide prevention, and public safety.

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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Public Health Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures on environmental matters, public health care issues, and certificates and licenses. The bills and resolutions described below passed and became law, unless otherwise noted.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/29/2017

Subject:

Public Health

Summary of Major Legislation

Children and Domestic Matters Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered numerous measures on child welfare, domestic violence and crimes against children, the juvenile justice system, public school safety, and child care. The bills described in this document passed and became law, unless otherwise...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/29/2017

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Final/Annual Reports

2017 Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/14/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Public Health

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Human Services Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to Colorado’s behavioral health crisis system and the use and misuse of opioids. Other issues considered include child care regulations, child welfare, and a job program for individuals receiving cash...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/13/2017

Subject:

Human Services

Other

Truckers Against Trafficking - Prevention and Intervention: Combating Human Trafficking Through the Trucking Industry

Presented to the TLRC at its November 2, 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/02/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Issue Briefs

State Aid for Low Income Families

This issue brief explains Colorado’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, known as Colorado Works, which provides financial and other assistance. The federally funded program is overseen at the state level by the Department of Human Services and is administered at the county...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/19/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

State Government

Issue Briefs

Emergency Mental Health Holds (17-38)

This issue brief addresses the state’s emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for a person to be involuntarily held for a 72-hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a mental illness and, due to the mental illness, appears to be an imminent danger to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/02/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Other

Policy Analysis of State Legislation and Response to the Opioid Crisis, Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/13/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Other

Law Enforcement and Drug Interdiction, Colorado Drug Investigators Association

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/13/2017

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Other

Colorado Hospital Association Opioid Reduction Strategy

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorder Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/13/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

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