HB 22-1180 Summary

• Appropriates $532,745,914 total for the Department of Public Safety for fiscal year 2021-22, amending the budget previously established in SB 21-205

• Distributes funds across six major divisions: Executive Director's Office ($83.6 million), Colorado State Patrol ($186.8 million), Division of Fire Prevention and Control ($42.5 million), Division of Criminal Justice ($131.4 million), Colorado Bureau of Investigation ($44.1 million), and Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management ($41.6 million)

• Appropriates $3 million from the economic recovery and relief cash fund for the Division of Criminal Justice to implement the forensic nurse examiners telehealth program, with any unspent funds rolling forward to fiscal year 2022-23

• Specifies funding sources including the Highway Users Tax Fund, Marijuana Tax Cash Fund, various specialized safety funds, and federal grants

• Includes a safety clause declaring the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety