# Colorado HB26-1002: Provider Participation in Health Insurance Colorado HB26-1002, Provider Participation in Health Insurance, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Byron Pelton (Republican), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-04-27 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1002-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1002 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Provider Participation in Health Insurance - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-27, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Byron Pelton (Republican), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 34 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (109 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Payment protections for mental health care: benefit, medium. Insurers cannot deny claims for medically necessary, covered care from in-network providers who have completed the insurer’s approval process. This includes mental health providers, substance use providers, and psychiatric nurses. Insurers must also reimburse these participating providers for cover… - More accurate provider lists for patients: benefit, low. At the act’s general effective date, insurers must fix directory errors within 30 calendar days after a participating provider reports them. Providers must report changes to their name, address, phone number, business structure, or tax identification number within 15 business days. Beginning Januar… - Stronger network protections for care providers: benefit, low. At the act’s general effective date, insurer application and approval rules also cover mental health providers, substance use providers, and psychiatric nurses. If an insurer fails to acknowledge a complete application within seven calendar days, it must treat the applicant as participating. That s… - Supervised practice requirements for clinical social workers: cost, low. At the act’s general effective date, clinical social worker license applicants must complete at least two years of supervised practice. They must also complete at least 3,000 practice hours, including clinical social work training and work experience. Supervision can be online or in person. A licen… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 30 | 5 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1002 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 51 | 13 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1002 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 1 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1002, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 11 | 2 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-04-27: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-04-16: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-16: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-01: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-04: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-03: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-02-27: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-10: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-01-14: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112814/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114463/download) - House Health & Human Services Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111828/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110657/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112903/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113921/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113894/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115302/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112814/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114463/download) - [House Health & Human Services Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111828/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110657/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112903/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113921/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113894/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115302/download) ## Related - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [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-HB26-1002-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).