# Colorado SB26-188: Residential Treatment for Members in Colorado Department of Human Services Custody Colorado SB26-188, Residential Treatment for Members in Colorado Department of Human Services Custody, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-02 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-188-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-188 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Residential Treatment for Members in Colorado Department of Human Services Custody - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-05-01 - Last action: 2026-06-02, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (104 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New residential care rules for Medicaid youth: benefit, low. Colorado must start moving residential treatment into Medicaid managed care by July 1, 2027. This covers youth in county human or social services custody who use qualified residential treatment programs or psychiatric residential treatment facilities. The existing managed care exclusion stays in pl… - Earlier repeal of optional Medicaid service rules: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Colorado repeals a rule covering certain optional Medicaid services, one year earlier than previously scheduled. This concerns Medicaid recipients who receive services under that rule. The supplied text does not identify the services or establish how coverage or household co… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-12 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 53 | 12 | | | 2026-05-09 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-188 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-05-07 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 2 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-188 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-06-02: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-21: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-21: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-12: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-11: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-09: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-07: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House) - 2026-05-06: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-01: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115909/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116562/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115625/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116006/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116424/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116356/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116961/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/115909/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116562/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115625/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116006/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116424/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116356/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116961/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-SB26-188-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).