# Colorado HB26-1305: Licensing of Behavioral Health Facilities Colorado HB26-1305, Licensing of Behavioral Health Facilities, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Meghan Lukens (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-04 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1305-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1305 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Licensing of Behavioral Health Facilities - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-27 - Last action: 2026-05-04, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Meghan Lukens (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 39 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (243 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Remote psychiatric units face care standards: mixed, low. Colorado health officials must set and enforce standards for how remote psychiatric units operate and are maintained. These units follow State Board of Health psychiatric hospital licensing rules, not general hospital rules. Enforcement targets the main hospital’s general license, regardless of whe… - Rural psychiatric units can share hospital licenses: mixed, low. Qualifying rural psychiatric units can operate under a main hospital’s license without a separate psychiatric hospital license. Each must be standalone, off any hospital campus, within 35 miles of the main hospital, and have at least 17 beds. It must mainly provide inpatient psychiatric care under… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ron Weinberg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. 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Benavidez - Cosponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - 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: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Liston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-17 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 63 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 62 | 1 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1305 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-03-23 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1305 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-05-04: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-04-28: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-28: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-17: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2026-04-15: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily (House) - 2026-04-14: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) - 2026-03-23: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-20: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-17: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-27: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113534/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115181/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112698/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113600/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114555/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114497/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115770/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113534/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115181/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112698/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113600/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114555/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114497/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115770/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [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) - 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