Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB138: Reducing Administrative Burdens on Health Care
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026
Concerning measures to reduce the administrative burden on the health-care system.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 20, 2026:
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws. SENATE BILL 26-138 BY SENATOR(S) Daugherty and Mullica, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Roberts, Coleman; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Stewart K., Bacon, Boesenecker, Duran, Lindsay, McCormick, McCluskie. CONCERNING MEASURES TO REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON THE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM. SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Every Colorado family deserves a fair, dignified, and understandable path to financial assistance when seeking health care. Patients benefit from hospitals' discounted care programs and these programs increase access to affordable care. Reducing duplication and confusion in navigating the process for both patients and health-care providers is essential to ensure the process does not create barriers for the very people the law was intended to help. ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act. (b) It is the intent of the general assembly to reduce unnecessary paperwork, eliminate avoidable burdens, and create a process …
Sponsors
- Stewart, Katie (D, 59) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
- McCormick, Karen (D, 11)
- McCluskie, Julie (D, 13)
- Daugherty, Lindsey (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Mullica, Kyle (D, 24) · primary sponsor
- Ball, Matt (D, 31)
- Bridges, Jeff (D, 26)
- Bright, Scott (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- : House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
- : House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- : House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Votes
- House Amendments: REPASS (May 8, 2026): 30 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House Amendments: CONCUR (May 8, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading: PERM (May 7, 2026): 62 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (May 7, 2026): 49 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Third Reading: AMD (L.019) (May 7, 2026): 52 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-138, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (May 5, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Health and Environment
Common questions
- What is SB138?
- SB138 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Reducing Administrative Burdens on Health Care.
- What does SB138 do?
- Concerning measures to reduce the administrative burden on the health-care system.
- What is the status of SB138?
- Signed into law as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB138?
- Stewart, Katie (D, 59), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB138?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-138
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