# Colorado HB26-1307: Sunset Colorado Medical Board Colorado HB26-1307, Sunset Colorado Medical Board, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Brandi Bradley (Republican), Janice Rich (Republican), Kyle Mullica (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1307-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1307 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Sunset Colorado Medical Board - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-27 - Last action: 2026-05-29, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Brandi Bradley (Republican), Janice Rich (Republican), Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 22 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance, Professions & Occupations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (132 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado medical oversight continues through 2035: benefit, low. Beginning August 12, 2026, the law extends the Colorado Medical Board and its governing law through September 1, 2035. This moves the scheduled repeal from 2026 to 2035 and keeps state medical licensing and oversight in place. The board must carry out recommendations from its 2025 sunset review. It… - Natural medicine facilitators avoid extra licensing: benefit, low. Beginning August 12, 2026, licensed natural medicine facilitators do not need a separate Colorado medical or physician training license. This exemption covers only services within the facilitator license's scope. The person must hold Colorado's natural medicine license to perform and supervise thos… - Doctors gain licenses for limited administrative work: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, the Colorado Medical Board can issue doctors an administrative license for work without direct patient care. Applicants must hold or have held an unrestricted Colorado medical license, or meet alternative licensing requirements set by the board. They must pay the licensin… - Foreign teaching physicians gain supervised license flexibility: mixed, low. Beginning August 12, 2026, qualified foreign teaching physicians without associate professor rank or higher can receive temporary licenses without the one-year limit. They must practice under direct supervision by a faculty member ranked associate professor or higher. Licenses remain valid only whi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brandi Bradley (Republican), House - Sponsor: Janice Rich (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Richardson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ken DeGraaf (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Max Brooks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Liston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-12 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1307 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1307 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 63 | 1 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1307 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1307, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-05-29: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-28: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-28: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-12: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) - 2026-05-07: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-04: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-01: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-04-21: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-17: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-03-18: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-02-27: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115647/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116727/download) - House Health & Human Services Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113516/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112697/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116096/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116443/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116377/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116861/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/115647/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116727/download) - [House Health & Human Services Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113516/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112697/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116096/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116443/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116377/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116861/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) - [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-HB26-1307-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).