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Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1325

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 24, 2026       Location HCR 0112

HB26-1325 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
12:55:14 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Caldwell and Feret, introduced House Bill 26-1325 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires the Behavioral Health Administration to create a pilot program on the administration of ibogaine, makes changes to the Natural Medicine Advisory Board, updates protections for facilitators, establishes an order of prioritization for natural medicine licenses, and grants the Department of Revenue authority to establish rules on the administration of ibogaine.

A handout was provided to the committee (Attachment A).
01:04:07 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
01:09:43 PM  
Cindy Brown, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kevin Johnson, representing Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, testified in support of the bill. Nicholas Mcclellan, representing Colorado for Ibogaine, testified in support of the bill. Sally Roberts, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
01:20:25 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
01:27:23 PM  
Mr. Philip Wolf, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. FERNANDO RIVAS, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Claire Durst, representing Americans for Ibogaine, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Sue Sisley, MD, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
01:37:25 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
01:41:35 PM  
Erica Gannett, representing Behavioral Health Administration, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Nicole Martin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Joshua Kappel, representing Colorado for Ibogaine, testified in support of the bill. Allison Robinette, representing Department of Revenue Natural Medicine Division, was available to answer committee questions. Dominique Mendiola, representing Department of Revenue Natural Medicine Division, was available to answer committee questions.
01:48:55 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
01:52:28 PM  
Mr. Lundi Ramos, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
01:55:16 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment B).

01:58:26 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
Moved Feret
Seconded Johnson
Barron
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Hamrick Excused
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:58:28 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment C).

01:59:17 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
Moved Feret
Seconded Johnson
Barron
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Hamrick Excused
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:59:19 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.003 (Attachment D).

01:59:43 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D).
Moved Feret
Seconded Lieder
Barron
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Hamrick Excused
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:59:44 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.004 (Attachment E).

02:00:08 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E).
Moved Feret
Seconded Lieder
Barron
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Hamrick Excused
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:00:09 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.005 (Attachment F).

02:00:49 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F).
Moved Feret
Seconded Johnson
Barron
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Hamrick Excused
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:00:50 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Caldwell and Feret, provided closing comments on the bill.
02:04:33 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

02:08:03 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 26-1325, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Feret
Seconded Barron
Barron Yes
Bradfield Yes
Bradley No
English Yes
Feret Yes
Hamrick Yes
Johnson Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Woog Yes
Lieder Yes
Gilchrist Yes
Final YES: 12   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS