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ColoradoSB26-1672026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Prescription Drug Out-of-Pocket Expense Credit

Sponsored By: Adrienne Benavidez, Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Mandy Lindsay (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Health Care & Health Insurance

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Insured patients get limited drug purchase credits

Beginning January 1, 2028, Colorado individual and group health plans must credit eligible prescription drugs you buy directly. Purchases from a pharmacy or direct-to-consumer platform count toward your out-of-pocket maximum or cost-sharing requirement for the purchase year. You must send proof of payment within 90 days, such as an itemized receipt or pharmacy record. The insurer can request more information if your proof is incomplete. Using available drug-cost data, the insurer caps the credit at what you would have paid at an in-network pharmacy. Drugs outside your plan’s covered drug list count only if the insurer grants an exception. You must follow required plan rules, including prior approval and trying other drugs first when required.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Adrienne Benavidez

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Andrew Boesenecker

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle Mullica

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mandy Lindsay

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Chad Clifford

    Democratic • House

  • Eliza Hamrick

    Democratic • House

  • Emily Sirota

    Democratic • House

  • Gretchen Rydin

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer Bacon

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Karen McCormick

    Democratic • House

  • Kenny Nguyen

    Democratic • House

  • Monica Duran

    Democratic • House

  • Manny Rutinel

    Democratic • House

  • Naquetta Ricks

    Democratic • House

  • Regina English

    Democratic • House

  • Ryan Gonzalez

    Republican • House

  • Sean Camacho

    Democratic • House

  • Cathy Kipp

    Democratic • Senate

  • Iman Jodeh

    Democratic • Senate

  • Judy Amabile

    Democratic • Senate

  • James Coleman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Julie Gonzales

    Democratic • Senate

  • Janice Marchman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Katie Wallace

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Cutter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lindsey Daugherty

    Democratic • Senate

  • Matt Ball

    Democratic • Senate

  • Marc Snyder

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mike Weissman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Nick Hinrichsen

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tony Exum

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 96 • No: 28

House vote • 5/9/2026

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 48 • No: 15

House vote • 5/8/2026

Refer Senate Bill 26-167 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 8 • No: 5

Senate vote • 5/6/2026

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 29 • No: 6

Senate vote • 5/5/2026

Refer Senate Bill 26-167 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 5 • No: 2

Senate vote • 4/30/2026

Refer Senate Bill 26-167, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    6/3/2026House

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

    5/21/2026Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    5/21/2026House

  4. Sent to the Governor

    5/21/2026House

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    5/9/2026House

  6. House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    5/8/2026House

  7. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

    5/8/2026House

  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    5/6/2026Senate

  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services

    5/6/2026House

  10. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    5/5/2026Senate

  11. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

    5/5/2026Senate

  12. Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations

    4/30/2026Senate

  13. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services

    4/16/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Engrossed

    PDF

  • Final Act

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • Reengrossed

    PDF

  • Rerevised

    PDF

  • Revised

    PDF

  • Senate Health & Human Services Preamend

    PDF

  • Signed Act

    PDF

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