Licensing of Behavioral Health Facilities
Concerning enhancing access to inpatient behavioral health by aligning state and federal statutes.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Meghan Lukens (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Dylan Roberts (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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The act allows psychiatric inpatient health-care facilities to operate under a main hospital's license if certain conditions are met. The act requires that the main hospital in which the psychiatric inpatient health-care facility is licensed under demonstrates that the necessary conditions are met in its application for licensing. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/27/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
| 03/17/2026 | House | House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 03/20/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/23/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/25/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
| 04/09/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/13/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 04/14/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/15/2026 | House | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily |
| 04/17/2026 | House | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 04/28/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 04/28/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 04/28/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/04/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/09/2026 — Senate Health & Human Services: “Refer House Bill 26-1305 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.” — the motion passed on a vote of 6–0.
- 03/17/2026 — House Health & Human Services: “Refer House Bill 26-1305 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 13–0.
Proposed amendments (1 proposed amendment)
| Amendment | Committee / floor hearing | Offered | Disposition | Official document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.001 Sponsor: Senator Roberts | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 04/13/2026 | Passed | View official document |
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 05/05/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 04/24/2026
- Rerevised version (official PDF), 04/14/2026
- Revised version (official PDF), 04/13/2026
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 03/23/2026
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 03/20/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 02/27/2026
Official record
View HB26-1305 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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