Colorado 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

HB 1018 — Long-term Care Services for Nursing Home Residents

Last action — House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 40% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The bill requires an individual being discharged from a nursing facility to be presumptively eligible for long-term services and supports under medicaid.The bill requires the department of health care policy and financing (state department) to determine presumptive eligibility and requires county departments of human or social services (county departments) to set up the long-term services and supports for an individual being discharged from a nursing facility prior to the individual's discharge date.The state department is required to submit an annual report to the state auditor and post the report on the state department's website detailing information about the individuals discharged from a nursing facility and the associated presumptive eligibility determinations.The bill establishes remedial measures against a county department if the county department fails to set up long-term services and supports for the individual. The bill establishes remedial measures against a nursing facility that fails to discharge an individual on the discharge date due to a failure within the nursing facility's control or fails to cooperate in good faith with the state department to ensure long-term care services and supports are in place for the individual.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Bill Text

  • Introduced View text Current pdf January 14, 2026

Action History

  1. House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

  2. House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Refer House Bill 26-1018, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4100
Democrat 8000
Total 12100
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Katie Stewart Democrat Yea
Lesley Smith Democrat Yea
Lindsay Gilchrist Democrat Yea
Lisa Feret Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Carlos Barron Republican Yea
Dan Woog Republican Yea
Dusty Johnson Republican Yea
Ken DeGraaf Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1018 do?
The bill requires an individual being discharged from a nursing facility to be presumptively eligible for long-term services and supports under medicaid.The bill requires the department of health care policy and financing (state department) to determine presumptive eligibility and requires county departments of human or social services (county departments) to set up the long-term services and supports for an individual being discharged from a nursing facility prior to the individual's discharge date.The state department is required to submit an annual report to the state auditor and post the report on the state department's website detailing information about the individuals discharged from a nursing facility and the associated presumptive eligibility determinations.The bill establishes remedial measures against a county department if the county department fails to set up long-term services and supports for the individual. The bill establishes remedial measures against a nursing facility that fails to discharge an individual on the discharge date due to a failure within the nursing facility's control or fails to cooperate in good faith with the state department to ensure long-term care services and supports are in place for the individual.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Who sponsors HB 1018?
HB 1018 is sponsored by J. Amabile, Jamie Jackson (Democrat), and Junie Joseph (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1018?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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