# Colorado HB25-1027: Update Disease Control Statutes Colorado HB25-1027, Update Disease Control Statutes, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kyle Brown (Democratic), Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1027-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB25-1027 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Update Disease Control Statutes - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Kyle Brown (Democratic), Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 33 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance, Public Health, State Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (216 yes, 162 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public vaccine help for children: benefit, medium. The state provides required vaccines for children whose parents cannot afford them, as funding allows. Covered services must be available regardless of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, national origin, or immigration status. This provision does not cover children exempted from required shots. The… - Schools can accept more vaccine records: benefit, low. School officials may accept any immunization record as proof of vaccination. This acceptance rule no longer requires records from specified health workers, copying onto an official certificate, or school verification. Required vaccinations do not change. - New state rules for emergency care: benefit, low. The law ends the Governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee and removes its related coordination roles. During a public health emergency, crisis care standards require agreement from the governor and public health department executive director. The chief medical officer must also agree… - Safety-net agencies must plan for emergencies: benefit, low. State departments running publicly funded safety-net programs must keep plans to continue department and program operations during an emergency epidemic. By March 1 each year, they must report these plans' status and other emergency preparedness plans' status to legislative health and human service… - College students face stricter vaccine proof: cost, high. Colorado college and university students must present an official certificate showing required vaccinations, unless an allowed exemption applies. This requirement applies on the attendance dates set in state law. A written request for vaccination or a plan to get shots no longer qualifies as an alt… - Limits on claims over epidemic response: cost, low. For emergency-epidemic claims, the State is not liable for covered advice to the governor or alleged negligent acts or omissions. An officer or employee faces liability only for wanton or willful misconduct, or willful disregard of protecting public health. Damages are capped at $100,000 for injury… - School vaccine rules require family follow-through: mixed, high. School attendance requires an up-to-date official immunization certificate or an allowed exemption; written requests for public-health vaccination no longer substitute. After direct personal notice, families have 30 days to document the next required shot and submit a written completion plan. An em… - Faster enrollment for children in placement: mixed, low. Schools must enroll students in out-of-home placement within five school days after receiving their education information and records. Missing immunization papers cannot delay that enrollment. Schools must notify the legal guardian that an immunization certificate or exemption is due within 14 days… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. F. Winter - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-17 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 43 | 20 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 43 | 20 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 11 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Adopt amendment L.018 (Attachment E). | pass | 5 | 3 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1027, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 3 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 42 | 20 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 22 | 42 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.002) | fail | 22 | 41 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1027, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 2 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-04-10: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-04-04: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-03-17: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2025-03-14: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/13/2025 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) - 2025-02-07: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-02-06: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2025-02-04: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-01-08: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82011/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82007/download) - House Health & Human Services Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82013/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82012/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82010/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82008/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82009/download) - Senate Health & Human Services Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82014/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40548/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82011/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82007/download) - [House Health & Human Services Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82013/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82012/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82010/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82008/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82009/download) - [Senate Health & Human Services Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82014/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40548/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1027-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).