CO HB1165

Supplemental appropriation bill for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for fiscal year 2025-26, amending SB 25-206

Total department appropriation increases from $865,843,328 to $873,924,815, with General Fund portion rising from $140,154,922 to $146,403,055

Key funding adjustments include increases for Health, Life, and Dental benefits ($957,195), Payments to OIT reduction ($1,030,509), and Local Public Health Agency Distributions reduction ($2,708,570)

Adds $7,500,000 General Fund to Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Food Grant program, increasing total from $88,064,072 to $95,564,072

Includes new footnote 89a allowing $1,125,000 General Fund for laboratory risk management and quality assurance contracted project to remain available through fiscal year 2026-27