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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1147

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 4, 2026       Location HCR 0112

HB26-1147 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
02:04:56 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Brown and Boesenecker, introduced House Bill 26-1147 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to maintain a database of host home providers, develop a complaint process for host home clients, and create risk criteria for assessing and surveying host home service agencies. The bill requires the Department of Public Health and Environment to use the risk criteria developed by HCPF to conduct surveys of the service agencies responsible for overseeing host home operations.
02:14:12 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
02:18:56 PM  
Ellen Jensby, representing Alliance, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Colin Laughlin, representing Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), testified to amend the bill. Ms. Lindsay Menough, representing Alliance Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Mrs. Jodi Walters, representing Imagine!, testified to amend the bill. Nicole Villas, representing Colorado Advocates for Adults with IDD (COAAIDD), testified to amend the bill. Kathy Fieber, representing COAAIDD, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:33:31 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:41:49 PM  
Carson Covey, representing Family Voices Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Kristina Ericson, representing Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, testified in support of the bill. Jack Johnson, representing Disability Law Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Hillary Jorgensen, representing Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Hanni Raley, representing The Arc of Aurora, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Chrissy Krumm, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
02:57:17 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:58:31 PM  
Ms. Marcella Schieffelin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Elizabeth Moran, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Peter Myers, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was available to answer committee questions.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment A).
03:07:41 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:15:22 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
03:16:20 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment C).

03:17:35 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) to amendment L.001.
Moved Lieder
Seconded Hamrick
Barron
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

03:18:02 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
Moved Lieder
Seconded Hamrick
Barron
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:18:04 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Brown and Boesenecker, provided closing comments on the bill.
03:20:29 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

03:25:23 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 26-1147, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Lieder
Seconded Feret
Barron No
Bradfield No
Bradley No
English Yes
Feret Yes
Hamrick Yes
Johnson No
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Woog No
Lieder Yes
Gilchrist Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS