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Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1432

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date May 8, 2026       Location HCR 0112

HB26-1432 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
09:35:46 AM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Soper and Stewart K., introduced House Bill 26-1432 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill reorganizes how the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing distributes incentive payments to hospitals by ending the Hospital Transformation Program and modifying the Hospital Quality Incentive Payment (HQIP) Program. HQIP rules for the distribution of incentive payments must be approved by the Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise board and processes for setting and modifying hospital quality metrics are modified to prioritize stability, federal alignment, and reducing administrative overhead.
09:43:14 AM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
09:51:07 AM  
Megan Axelrod, representing Colorado hospital association, testified to amend the bill. Joshua Block, representing HCPF, testified in support of the bill.
09:55:43 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee
09:57:54 AM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
09:58:16 AM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
09:59:27 AM  
The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

10:00:04 AM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B) to amendment L.001.
Moved Stewart K.
Seconded Hamrick
Barron Excused
Bradfield
Bradley
English Excused
Goldstein
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
10:00:08 AM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.003 (Attachment C).

10:00:54 AM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C) to amendment L.001.
Moved Stewart K.
Seconded Johnson
Barron Excused
Bradfield
Bradley
English Excused
Goldstein
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
10:00:55 AM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.004 (Attachment D).

10:01:35 AM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D) to amendment L.001.
Moved Stewart K.
Seconded Johnson
Barron Excused
Bradfield
Bradley
English Excused
Goldstein
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
10:01:36 AM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.005 (Attachment E).

10:02:11 AM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment E) to amendment L.001.
Moved Stewart K.
Seconded Johnson
Barron Excused
Bradfield
Bradley
English Excused
Goldstein
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
10:02:12 AM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment A) as amended.

10:02:45 AM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A) as amended.
Moved Stewart K.
Seconded Hamrick
Barron Excused
Bradfield
Bradley
English Excused
Goldstein
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Woog
Lieder
Gilchrist
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
10:03:16 AM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Soper and Stewart K., provided closing comments on the bill.

10:04:25 AM
 Motion Refer House Bill 26-1432, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Stewart K.
Seconded Johnson
Barron Excused
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Excused
Goldstein Yes
Hamrick Yes
Johnson Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Woog Yes
Lieder Yes
Gilchrist Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS