# Colorado HB26-1412: Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Statistical Sampling & Extrapolation Colorado HB26-1412, Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Statistical Sampling & Extrapolation, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1412-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1412 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Statistical Sampling & Extrapolation - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-06 - Last action: 2026-06-04, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (375 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New safeguards for Medicaid provider audits: benefit, low. Colorado must notify providers within 60 days after identifying an overpayment in these audits. Notices must explain the reason and calculation method, with claim samples, claim-level findings, and supporting records to repeat the analysis. Providers have a right to informal reconsideration or a fo… - Broader overpayment audits for Medicaid providers: cost, low. For audits started after July 1, 2026, Colorado can estimate total Medicaid provider overpayments using a sample of claims. This applies to nonemergency medical transportation and children's behavioral therapy, including applied behavior analysis. Covered services must date from January 1, 2022, th… - Colorado shifts Medicaid service funding sources: mixed, low. For budget year 2026–27, the law shifts funding for Medicaid medical and long-term care services. General Fund support drops by $6.861775 million, subject to the budget's “(M)” notation. Cash funding from recovered overpayments increases by $13.723550 million. Federal funding is expected to drop by… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brandi Bradley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-28 | House | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 63 | 0 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Conference committee report: Adopt | pass | 63 | 0 | | | 2026-04-24 | Senate | Conference committee report: Adopt ccr | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-24 | Senate | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | | Adopt the first draft conference committee report of the first conference committee on H.B. 26-1412. | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | Senate amendments: Not cncr | pass | 62 | 0 | | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1412, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-04-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 62 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1412 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2026-06-04: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-06-03: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-06-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-06-03: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-28: House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (House) - 2026-04-24: Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (Senate) - 2026-04-17: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee (House) - 2026-04-16: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-11: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-10: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-09: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2026-04-08: House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-07: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-06: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114318/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117023/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114178/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114449/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114780/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114699/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114594/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117154/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/114318/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117023/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114178/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114449/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114780/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114699/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114594/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117154/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-HB26-1412-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).