Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1092: Licensed Midwife Public Health Facility Privileges
Status: Failed, March 24, 2026
Concerning ensuring access by licensed midwives to medical staff privileges at public health facilities.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT CONCERNING ENSURING ACCESS BY LICENSED MIDWIVES TO MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES AT PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES. Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted…
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING ENSURING ACCESS BY LICENSED MIDWIVES TO MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES AT PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES. Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill prohibits a public health facility from denying, restricting, or conditioning the granting, use, or exercise of full medical staff privileges to a certified nurse midwife or a certified midwife (licensee) engaged in independent practice within their scope of practice solely on the basis of their licensure. If granted, privileges extended to a licensee must include admitting and discharge privileges, be consistent with those Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. of other medical staff, and permit a licensee to exercise the same voting rights as other members of the medical staff. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that certified nurse midwives and certified …
Sponsors
- Luck, Stephanie (R, 60) · primary sponsor
- Willford, Jenny (D, 34) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Bottoms, Scott (R, 15)
- Bradley, Brandi (R, 39)
- Brooks, Max (R, 45)
- DeGraaf, Ken (R, 22)
- English, Regina (D, 17)
- Garcia, Lorena (D, 35)
- Joseph, Junie (D, 10)
- Ricks, Naquetta (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : House Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Votes
- Refer House Bill 26-1092, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (March 24, 2026): 4 yea, 9 nay, failed
- Postpone House Bill 26-1092 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. (March 24, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment O). (March 24, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment N). (March 24, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment M). (March 24, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Hospitals and Health Facilities, Health and Environment
Common questions
- What is HB1092?
- HB1092 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Licensed Midwife Public Health Facility Privileges.
- What does HB1092 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT CONCERNING ENSURING ACCESS BY LICENSED MIDWIVES TO MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES AT PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES. Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted…
- What is the status of HB1092?
- Failed as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: House Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1092?
- Luck, Stephanie (R, 60), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1092?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1092
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