HB26-1267
Limitations on Collection Actions for Medical Debt
2026 Regular Session · House Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely · by J. Joseph, J. Mabrey, I. Jodeh, M. Weissman · full text and history
Who lobbied on it
94 clients of professional lobbyists reported a position on HB26-1267 (their latest). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
Supporting (31): AARP · AFSCME · Adams County Health Department · American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network · American Lung Association · Blood Cancer United, Inc. · COLOR Action Fund · CWA Local 7799 · Center for Health Progress · Chronic Care Collaborative · Colorado Center on Law and Policy · Colorado Coalition for the Homeless · Colorado Consumer Health Initiative · Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition · Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights · Communications Workers of America, Distrcit 7 · Disability Law Colorado · Good Business Colorado · Healthier Colorado · Lupus Colorado · National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New Era · New Era Colorado · SEIU Local 105 · Service Employees International Union · Soul 2 Soul Sisters · The Denver Foundation · The Pew Charitable Trusts · The Women's Lobby of Colorado · Towards Justice · Towards Justice of Colorado (DBA Towards Justice)
Opposing (36): American College of Emergency Physicians, Colorado Chapter · Associated Collection Agencies of Colorado · Association of Dental Support Organizations · BC Services · COLORADO CHIROPRATIC ASSOCIATION · Coloradans Protecting Patient Access · Colorado Association of Nurse Anesthetists · Colorado Bankers Association · Colorado Chamber · Colorado Chamber of Commerce · Colorado Chapter College of Emergency Physicans · Colorado Civil Justice League · Colorado Competitive Council · Colorado Creditor Bar Assocation · Colorado Dental Association · Colorado Hospital Association · Colorado Medical Society · Colorado Orthopedics Society · Colorado Rural Health Center · Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons · Colorado Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons · Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC · Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and EDC · Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium · Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado · Falck Rocky Mountain · Global Medical Response · Heart of the Rockies · Heart of the Rockies Hospital · Lincoln Health · Vivage Quality Health Partners · Weaver Strategies, LLC/BC Services · Wells Fargo and Company · Westminster Chamber of Commerce · Wray Community District Hospital · Wray Community Hospital
Amending (14): AdventHealth · Aveanna Healthcare · Banner Health · Children's Hospital Colorado · Colorado Academy of Family Physicians · Colorado Health Care Association · Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists · CommonSpirit · Denver Health · Intermountain Healthcare · KAISER PERMANENTE · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan · LeadingAge Colorado · University of Colorado Health
Monitoring (13): American Academy of Pediatrics · Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants · Colorado Association of Health Plans · Colorado Association of Medical Equipment Services · Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council · Colorado Dental Hygienists' Association · Colorado Obstetrical and Gynecological Society · Colorado Psychiatric Society · Comfort Dental · HCA-The Health Care Co · National Alliance on Mental Illness · Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers · United States of Care Action
Every recorded vote
| Date | Where | Result | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | House Health & Human Services Postpone House Bill 26-1267 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. | Pass | 8 | 5 |
| 2026-03-31 | House Health & Human Services Refer House Bill 26-1267, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | Fail | 5 | 8 |