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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1229

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 2, 2026       Location Old Supreme Court

HB26-1229 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
06:05:36 PM  
Senators Amabile and Rich, primary bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 26-1229, which allows the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to award grants through the Colorado’s Health Disparities and Community Grant Program to organizations that support the human-animal bond as a social determinant of health. The bill defines the human-animal bond as the mutually beneficial relationship between a person and a pet animal in the person’s care and custody. A handout was provided to the committee (Attachment T).
06:13:01 PM  
Ms. Anna Stout, representing AlignCare Health Inc., testified in support of the bill. Sloane Hawes, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Sabrina Pacha, representing ASPCA, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Angela Gizzi, representing Institute for Animal Sentience and Protection, testified in support of the bill.
06:23:04 PM  
Makaela Whalen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ali Mickelson, representing Humane Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment U).
06:29:09 PM  
The primary bill sponsors provided closing remarks.

06:31:05 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 26-1229 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Jodeh
Seconded
Bright Yes
Cutter Yes
Daugherty Yes
Frizell Yes
Weissman Yes
Jodeh Yes
Mullica Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS