CO HB1373

Declares a state fiscal emergency for the 2020-21 fiscal year, allowing tobacco tax revenues to be redirected for broader health-related purposes beyond their traditional uses.

Expands permitted uses of tobacco education programs fund and prevention, early detection, and treatment fund to include any health-related purpose and to serve populations enrolled in the children's basic health plan and Colorado medical assistance program at January 1, 2005 enrollment levels.

Authorizes grant recipients under tobacco-funded programs to use grant money for COVID-19 response activities including disease testing, contact tracing, personal protective equipment distribution, isolation/quarantine orders, and vaccine distribution.

Reduces general fund medical services premium appropriations by $17,753,767 while increasing cash fund appropriations by the same amount from tobacco revenue sources ($10,340,160 from tobacco education programs fund and $7,413,607 from prevention/early detection/treatment fund).

All emergency provisions and redirections expire July 1, 2021, with the bill's effectiveness contingent on approval of House Joint Resolution 20-____ by two-thirds majority of both houses and the governor.