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House Health & Human Services

Tuesday, March 24, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

A packed after-adjournment session saw House Health & Human Services advance an ibogaine research pilot, a DORA sunset renewal and a contested large-employer Medicaid cost-sharing bill, while postponing indefinitely — killing — a bill to guarantee licensed midwives admitting privileges at public hospitals.

Key Actions

·Licensed Midwife Public Health Facility PrivilegesKilled

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Notable Quotes

It's not that we decriminalized ibogaine, the voters did in 2022, but right now we just don't have any guardrails, anything safe, any safety measures around it.

Jarvis Caldwell (Minority Leader, sponsor) · witnessThe sponsor's core case: voters already decriminalized ibogaine, and the bill exists to add medical guardrails around an unregulated substance.

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Votes

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction
Yes (9)Carlos Barron, Mary Bradfield, Eliza Hamrick, Dusty Johnson, Karen McCormick, Gretchen Rydin, Katie Stewart, Dan Woog, Lindsay Gilchrist
No (4)Brandi Bradley, Lisa Feret, Regina English, Sheila Lieder
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (9)Regina English, Gretchen Rydin, Katie Stewart, Mary Bradfield, Karen McCormick, Sheila Lieder, Lindsay Gilchrist, Lisa Feret, Eliza Hamrick
No (4)Carlos Barron, Dan Woog, Brandi Bradley, Dusty Johnson
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (12)Carlos Barron, Mary Bradfield, Regina English, Lisa Feret, Dusty Johnson, Karen McCormick, Gretchen Rydin, Katie Stewart, Dan Woog, Sheila Lieder, Lindsay Gilchrist, Eliza Hamrick
No (1)Brandi Bradley
Referred to Committee on FinanceAction
Yes (8)Regina English, Lisa Feret, Eliza Hamrick, Karen McCormick, Gretchen Rydin, Katie Stewart, Sheila Lieder, Lindsay Gilchrist
No (5)Carlos Barron, Mary Bradfield, Dusty Johnson, Dan Woog, Brandi Bradley
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TranscriptPreview
Okay. The Health and Human Services committee will come to order. Mr. Shadoom, please call the roll representatives about on. President Bradfield. Here. Bradley. Here. English. Excused. Ray. Here. Amrick. Excused. Johnson. Excused. McCormick. Here. Right in. Stuart. Here. Woog. Excused. Leader. Present. Madam Chair. Here. Okay, welcome everyone. We are going to move a little bit out of order. Then what was announced. We're going to start with House Bill 1325, then 1327 and then 1092 and then maybe slot in our the sunset Division of professions and occupations when we can. So we are two minutes for witnesses today and 10 minute panels and it looks like we already have our prompt sponsors. Amazing. If you want to go ahead and tell us about your bill, Minority Leader Caldwell. Thank you Madam Chair and members. Representative Foray and I are introducing legislation that directly confronts one of Colorado's most pressing crisis. The intertwined epidemics of opioid use, disorder, treatment resistant mental health conditions and trauma. Especially among our veterans. Colorado is facing a severe and worsening mental health crisis. Existing treatments too often fall short of delivering long term remission and recovery. That is why we must responsibly
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