Colo. Lawmakers Pass Bills on 988 Funding, Social Media

The Colorado legislature passed 988 and social media bills last week. The House voted 50-13 Thursday to repass the mental health bill (HB-1236) after voting 51-12 to concur with Senate amendments. It would include continuous appropriations to the mental health crisis hotline (see 2305030067). Also that day, the Senate voted 26-9 for HB-1306. The bill, previously passed by the House, would allow elected officials to bar an individual from using the official’s private social media account for “any reason,” including bullying, harassment or intimidation. Thursday in Hawaii, legislators passed and sent to the governor HB-933. It would appropriate an $150,000 for the next two fiscal years for a program to provide free telecom access “to certain information for persons with a print disability.”