Colorado 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 25-1226 — Health Care Review Interim Committee Billing Study

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The bill tasks the statewide health care review interim committee with studying health-care billing practices across the state during the 2025 interim to: Deduce whether patients across the state are receiving timely billing for health-care services, and if not, determine why; and Consider potential legislative changes to ensure that patients across the state are guaranteed timely billing for health-care services. The committee may meet up to 4 times during the 2025 interim to complete this study and must, within 90 days after their final meeting during the 2025 interim , submit to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health matters a report that contains: A brief recap of the committee's meetings; The committee's findings; and Recommendations, if any, regarding legislative measures that may be taken to improve health-care billing practices to ensure that patients receive timely billing for health-care services. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

21 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 25-1226 updates the language to clarify that its provisions apply to the bill as introduced, instead of the previously referenced version from the second reading. It emphasizes that the statewide health care review interim committee will assess whether patients statewide are receiving timely bills for health care services. This change is important because it ensures clarity about which version of the bill is being discussed, and reinforces the focus on addressing timely billing in the health care system, which impacts patients' financial well-being.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
25-0489.02 Renee Leone x2695 HOUSE BILL 25-1226 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Johnson, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Bright and Mullica, House Committees Senate Committees Health & Human Services A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING TASKING THE STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE REVIEW COMMITTEEWITHSTUDYINGHEALTH -CAREBILLINGPRACTICES DURING THE 2025 INTERIM .
25-0489.02 Renee Leone x2695 HOUSE BILL 25-1226 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Johnson and Paschal, Brown SENATE SPONSORSHIP Bright and Mullica, House Committees Senate Committees Health & Human Services A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING TASKING THE STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE REVIEW COMMITTEEWITHSTUDYINGHEALTH -CAREBILLINGPRACTICES DURING THE 2025 INTERIM .
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Action History

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

  2. Senate Second Reading Referred to Appropriations - No Amendments

  3. Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

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

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  7. House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

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

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 96 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (96)

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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

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Passed 49 Yea · 11 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Democrat 35304
Republican 10801
Total 491105
% of votes cast 75%17%0%8%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Yea
Bird — Yea
Pugliese — Yea
Garcia Sander — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Amy Paschal Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cecelia Espenoza Democrat Yea
Chad Clifford Democrat Nay
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Gretchen Rydin Democrat Yea
Jacque Phillips Democrat Not Voting
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Katie Stewart Democrat Not Voting
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lesley Smith Democrat Yea
Lindsay Gilchrist Democrat Yea
Lisa Feret Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Nay
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Manny Rutinel Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Michael Carter Democrat Not Voting
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Rebekah Stewart Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Nay
Sean Camacho Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Not Voting
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Yara Zokaie Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Yea
Brandi Bradley Republican Nay
Carlos Barron Republican Yea
Chris Richardson Republican Nay
Dan Woog Republican Nay
Dusty Johnson Republican Yea
Jarvis Caldwell Republican Yea
Ken DeGraaf Republican Nay
Larry Don Suckla Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea
Max Brooks Republican Nay
Rebecca Keltie Republican Yea
Rick Taggart Republican Yea
Ron Weinberg Republican Nay
Ryan Gonzalez Republican Yea
Scott Bottoms Republican Not Voting
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 25-1226 do?
The bill tasks the statewide health care review interim committee with studying health-care billing practices across the state during the 2025 interim to: Deduce whether patients across the state are receiving timely billing for health-care services, and if not, determine why; and Consider potential legislative changes to ensure that patients across the state are guaranteed timely billing for health-care services. The committee may meet up to 4 times during the 2025 interim to complete this study and must, within 90 days after their final meeting during the 2025 interim , submit to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health matters a report that contains: A brief recap of the committee's meetings; The committee's findings; and Recommendations, if any, regarding legislative measures that may be taken to improve health-care billing practices to ensure that patients receive timely billing for health-care services. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Who sponsors HB 25-1226?
HB 25-1226 is sponsored by Kyle Brown (Democrat), Kyle Mullica (Democrat), Scott Bright (Republican), Amy Paschal (Democrat), and Dusty Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 25-1226?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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