Joint Budget Committee. The bill extends the deadline from
January 1, 2023, to October 1, 2023, for when the department of public health and environment (department) must contract with an independent entity to conduct a study concerning House Bill 22-1326.
The bill extends the authority for the department to use the
appropriation received in the 2022-23 state fiscal year to pay for the independent study through the 2024-25 state fiscal year.