House Health & Human Services

Tuesday, February 10, 2026·3h 49m·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Health & Human Services Committee advanced three bills on provider participation in health insurance, juvenile justice reform, and safe haven expansion, while also introducing a sunset continuation draft for the Controlled Substances Act — with contested votes on the YOS cleanup bill (9-4) and the sunset bill (8-5), and a unanimous 7-0 passage of the Colorado Safe Haven Bill.

Key Actions

·HB 26-1002 – Provider Participation in Health InsurancePassed

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Controversies

HB 26-1002: additional insurance regulation vs. existing compliance

Representative Bradley argued 'We're the six most regulated state' and questioned why legislation was needed when carriers said most were already complying, while Representative Brown countered that the annual affirmation is a simple step and that the 60-day credentialing timeline aligns with an existing requirement for physician-level providers under Senate Bill 21-126.

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Notable Quotes

“All 47 of our rural and frontier counties are mental health shortage areas. And there are projected to be 4,400 positions in the mental health workforce space that we are short as a State in 2026.”
Representative Brown — Representative Brown was explaining the workforce shortage that HB 26-1002's pre-licensure reimbursement and credentialing provisions are designed to address.

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Votes

HB 26-1002 as amended to the Committee on Appropriations with a favorable recommendationPassed

Yes (10)Barron, Bradfield, English, Gray, Hamrick, Johnson, McCormick, Rydin, Stuart Kay, Gilchrist

No (2)Bradley, Woog

HB 26-1024 as amended with a favorable recommendation to the committee of the wholePassed

Yes (7)Barron, Bradfield, Bradley, English, Johnson, Rydin, Stuart K.

HB 1064 as amended to the committee of the whole with a favorable recommendationPassed

Yes (9)Bradfield, English, Gray, Hamrick, McCormick, Rydin, Stuart K., Lieder, Madam Chair

No (4)Titone, Bradley, Johnson, Woog

Amendment to change Controlled Substances Act sunset from 15 years to 10 yearsFailed

Yes (5)Barron, Bradfield, Bradley, Johnson, Woog

No (8)English, Gray, Hamrick, McCormick, Rydin, Stuart K., Lieder, Madam Chair

Motion to introduce Controlled Substances Act sunset draft bill as isPassed

Yes (8)English, Ray Gray, Hamrick, McCormick, Rydin, Stuart K., Lieder, Gilchrist

No (5)Barron, Bradfield, Bradley, Johnson, Woog

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TranscriptPreview

The House Health and Human Services Committee will come to order. Ms. King, please call the roll. Representatives Barone. President Bradfield. Yes. Bradley. Here. English. Here. Gray. Here. Amrick. Here. Johnson. Here. McCormick. Here. Ryden. Here. Stuart Kay. Here. Woog. Here. Leader. Here. Madam Chair. Present. Thank you all for joining. Today we're going to be hearing three bills, 10:02, 10:24 and 10:64, and then the sunset review of the Colorado Licensing of Controlled Substance Act. So we'll go ahead and get started. Witnesses will have three minutes to provide testimony and with that, I will turn it over to Vice Chair. Thank you, Madam Chair. So I'll give you a second to get over there and smack and sit next to Rip Brown. That's right. You're first. Yes. Welcome back to help. Thanks. Thanks. Just when you thought you'd never had to see me again. I know. True. Okay, we're going to go ahead and get started. Our first bill here today in Health and Human Services will be presented by Representative gilchrist. House Bill 1002. Go ahead. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you so much for the time today to present House Bill 10 02, which is aimed…

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