# Colorado HB26-1336: Increase Access to Pharmacy Services Colorado HB26-1336, Increase Access to Pharmacy Services, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), Rod Pelton (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1336-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1336 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Increase Access to Pharmacy Services - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-17 - Last action: 2026-05-29, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), Rod Pelton (Republican), Ty Winter (Republican) - Cosponsors: 36 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance, Professions & Occupations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (244 yes, 42 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Health plans must cover pharmacist care: benefit, medium. Beginning August 12, 2026, Colorado plans providing hospital, surgical, or medical expense insurance must cover qualifying pharmacist care. Services must already be covered by the plan and fall within the pharmacist’s legal scope. Supplemental policies for specific diseases or other limited benefit… - More pharmacist prescribing for children and adults: benefit, medium. Beginning August 12, 2026, Colorado pharmacists can independently prescribe certain noncontrolled medicines or devices for children ages 5 through 11. Prescriptions must follow Food and Drug Administration labeling. Eligible conditions need no new diagnosis, are minor and generally clear up on thei… - Medicaid can pay for pharmacist care: benefit, low. Beginning August 12, 2026, Colorado Medicaid can reimburse pharmacists for medically necessary services within their legal scope of practice. Services cannot duplicate another pharmacist service or program that Medicaid already pays for. The law does not set a payment amount. - Pharmacies can delegate more medicine checks: benefit, low. Beginning August 12, 2026, pharmacists can delegate certain noncontrolled order preparation and processing tasks to supervised technicians or interns. Certified technicians or interns can also perform allowed final physical checks after orders are reviewed for accuracy and appropriateness. These in… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Ty Winter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carlos Barron (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dusty Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), 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: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-07 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 57 | 7 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 2 | | | 2026-04-30 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1336, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 54 | 10 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) to L.001 (Attachment B). | fail | 4 | 9 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D). | fail | 3 | 10 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1336, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 3 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). | pass | 12 | 1 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-05-29: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-22: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-22: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-07: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2026-05-06: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) - 2026-04-21: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-20: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-04-03: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-31: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-03-17: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114916/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116595/download) - House Health & Human Services Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113949/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113415/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115035/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115886/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115791/download) - Senate Health & Human Services Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115564/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116906/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/114916/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116595/download) - [House Health & Human Services Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113949/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113415/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115035/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115886/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115791/download) - [Senate Health & Human Services Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115564/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116906/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-HB26-1336-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).