Senate Health & Human Services
A short Senate Health & Human Services calendar produced a single, uncontested piece of business: SB26-110, which modernizes Colorado's county-funded burial assistance language, cleared committee unanimously and was sent to the consent calendar. Witnesses testified that outdated statutory wording has pushed grieving low-income families into credit-card debt and missed rent.
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“This misinterpretation has led families, even those already in hardship, to resort to credit cards, borrowing or missing rent payments, often just to close out a loved one's affairs. Tragically, by the time they learn the benefit is paid directly to providers. The financial harm has been done.”
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Sign in to subscribeHealth and Human Services will come to order. Mr. Brown, please call the roll. Senators Bright? Present. Carson. Cutter. Present. Rizzell. Present. Einrichson. Here. Judah. Present. Kip. Here. Weissman. Good morning, Mr. Chair. Malka. Here. Members, we did make the announcement. Senate Bill 99 is being laid over so we're not hearing that today. Senate Bill 110 we are hearing and so we will get to that and we will pass the gavel over to Senator Judah. Good afternoon. Who would like to start? Senator Bright. Thank you, Madam Chair. Members of the committee, please to bring Forward Senate Bill 110 for consideration. This bill is designed to assist final disposition expense terms for those folks who are needing assistance from the counties. This it. Colorado's burial assistance program provides payment for burial and cremation services of low income Coloradoans. This particular bill updates the terminology within the state code regarding county funded funeral and final disposition expenses for public and medical assistance recipients. As the current statute is both antiquated and technically misleading. So we've got some nomenclature changes to modernize the statute and we want to make sure that this stays budget neutral and and assist counties as…
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