Bill
SB 25-236
Consolidates crisis-response services under a central coordinating body, standardizes mobile crisis and crisis stabilization, and reallocates funding to boost access and outcomes.
Status and timeline
- Introduced in the Senate: March 31, 2025 (assigned to Appropriations)
- Passed Senate and House without amendment: April 1–10, 2025
- Sent to Governor: April 17, 2025
- Governor signed into law: April 28, 2025
- Sponsors: Rick Taggart (primary), Jeff Bridges (primary), Emily Sirota (primary), Judy Amabile (primary), S. Bird (cosponsor), B. Kirkmeyer (cosponsor)
Purpose and intent
- The bill’s title — “Consolidation of Crisis Response Services” — indicates its principal purpose is to reorganize and coordinate public crisis-response systems that serve people experiencing behavioral-health, substance-use, or other acute crises. Because the bill text is not provided here, the summary below states the bill’s status and likely aims based on the title and common legislative practice: to reduce fragmentation, create a single coordinating structure or standard, improve access to non‑police crisis response (including mobile crisis teams and crisis stabilization), and streamline funding and reporting.
Key provisions (what the bill is likely to do)
Note: The bill text was not included with the materials provided. The following items describe commonly adopted measures when a legislature "consolidates crisis response services" and are presented as likely or typical provisions to check in the enacted statute:
- Create or designate a central coordinating body or single state-level program to unify crisis-response planning and oversight (may be within a health, behavioral-health, or human-services agency).
- Standardize statewide protocols and minimum standards for mobile crisis teams, crisis stabilization units, and crisis call lines (including 988 integration where applicable).
- Consolidate funding streams or authorize reallocated appropriations to support integrated crisis services, including grants to counties/regions or contracts with community providers.
- Establish data collection and reporting requirements to monitor response times, outcomes, and program performance.
- Define roles and coordination between crisis providers, emergency medical services, law enforcement, hospitals, and behavioral-health providers; may expand non‑law-enforcement response options.
- Address workforce training, credentialing, or certification for crisis responders.
- Set implementation timelines, county/region transition plans, and rulemaking authority for the responsible agency.
Who would be affected
- People experiencing behavioral-health or substance-use crises (access to services and response options)
- Local governments and counties responsible for crisis response planning and service delivery
- Community behavioral-health providers, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization centers
- Law enforcement and emergency medical services (coordination and potential changes in roles)
- State agencies that oversee behavioral health, human services, or public safety (administration, funding, rulemaking)
- Payers including Medicaid (if billing/financing for crisis services is addressed)
Procedural/implementation notes
- SB 25‑236 completed the legislative process and is enacted (Governor signed 2025‑04‑28). Check the official enrolled bill for: the effective date, the specific duties assigned to state agencies, appropriations or fiscal notes, and transitional provisions for counties/providers.
- For the authoritative bill text, fiscal note, and implementation timeline, consult the Colorado General Assembly bill page for SB25‑236 or the office of the responsible state agency.
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