ColoradoHB26-11552026 Regular SessionHouse

Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Supplemental

Sponsored By: Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

State Revenue & Budget

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

9 provisions identified: 9 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Added funding for child welfare services

For budget year 2024–25, Colorado provides $3.400285 million from its general fund for child welfare services. The money covers spending above earlier budget amounts. The provision does not create a household payment or change who qualifies for services.

Added funding for Colorado's Medicare contribution

For budget year 2024–25, Colorado provides $536,414 from its general fund for its Medicare Modernization Act contribution payment. This covers spending above the earlier budget amount. The provision does not change an individual's Medicare benefits or costs.

Added funding for disability support services

For budget year 2024–25, Colorado covers earlier overspending on adult services, children's support services, and disability case management. Adult comprehensive services receive $478,777 from the general fund and $3.225375 million from the Home- and Community-Based Services Improvement Fund. The general fund provides $1.959736 million for adult supported living waiver services. It also provides $5.830197 million for children's extensive support services and $642,696 for disability case management. These funding changes do not set individual payments or change eligibility.

Added funding for Medicaid medical care

For budget year 2024–25, Colorado provides $46.153277 million from its general fund for Medicaid medical and long-term care. The money covers spending above earlier budget amounts for services to Medicaid-eligible people. This funding provision does not change who qualifies or set an individual benefit amount.

Added funding for school health services

For budget year 2024–25, Colorado provides $1.322335 million for public school health services. The cash funding comes from certified public expenditures and covers spending above earlier budget amounts. The provision does not set a benefit amount per student or change eligibility.

Added health funding for immigrant children

For budget year 2024–25, Colorado provides $1.743037 million from its general fund for children's health benefits. This funding covers earlier overspending on benefits for children who lack access because of immigration status. The provision does not set a payment per child or add eligibility rules.

More funding flexibility for Colorado health programs

The law adds health department funding for the budget year starting July 1, 2025; the available text lacks readable totals. It releases 2025–26 fund restrictions only for the amounts and budget items listed in the overexpenditure section. For 2024–25, benefits-system operations and contracts receive $15.350756 million transferred from other departments to cover earlier overspending. Sources are Human Services ($15.267906 million), Early Childhood ($52,435), and Public Health and Environment ($30,415). Across all listed programs, the law provides $109.143378 million to cover 2024–25 spending above earlier budgets.

More funding for behavioral health services

For budget year 2024–25, Colorado provides $5.371383 million from its general fund for behavioral health capitation payments. These are payments used to fund covered behavioral health services. The general fund also provides $2.473023 million for state mental health institutes. Both amounts cover spending above earlier budgets, without setting individual payments or new eligibility rules.

More funding for Colorado health care providers

For budget year 2025–26, Colorado raises provider stabilization funding from $25 million to $45 million. Within that total, payments for other medical services rise from $24.845595 million to $44.845595 million. For 2024–25, the law covers earlier overspending with $20.246694 million for safety net provider payments. That money comes from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund. It also provides $409,393 from the Primary Care Fund for its program, without setting household payments or new eligibility rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Cosponsors

Andrew Boesenecker
Democratic • House
Julie McCluskie
Democratic • House
Monica Duran
Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 98 • No: 79

Senate vote • 2/20/2026

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 20 • No: 13

Senate vote • 2/18/2026

Refer House Bill 26-1155 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 4 • No: 3

House vote • 2/12/2026

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 40 • No: 23

House vote • 2/11/2026

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.002)

Yes: 25 • No: 38

House vote • 2/10/2026