---
type: "Bill"
title: "Third-Party Network Agreements for Dental Services"
description: "The act imposes requirements regarding a contract or agreement between an insurance carrier (carrier) and a third party concerning access to dental care services, including:Prohibiting a carrier from entering into a third-party network lease agreement to provide access to dental care services or contractually agreed-upon discounts provided by a dental provider who is contracted as a participating provider (provider) with the carrier, unless the provider gives affirmative consent to allow the third party to access the provider's dental care services and contractually agreed-upon discounts;Prohibiting a carrier from canceling or entering into a contract with a provider on the grounds that the provider refuses to allow access by a third party to the dental care services and contractually agreed-upon discounts provided by the provider; andIf a provider allows a third party to access the provider's dental care services and contractually agreed-upon discounts through a contract between a carrier and a third party, requiring the carrier to comply with specified obligations. The act creates exemptions from the prohibitions on specified contract provisions in contracts between carriers and dental providers, including if:A provider network contract for dental services is provided to beneficiaries of programs for medical assistance sponsored by the state of Colorado; orAccess to a provider network contract is granted to a dental carrier or an entity operating in accordance with the same brand licensee program as the contracting entity, and a list of the carriers or entities with the same brand licensee program as the contracting entity is made available to a provider on the contracting entity's website.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1070"
citation: "Colorado HB 1070 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care & Health Insurance", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Hartsook", "I. Jodeh", "K. Brown", "L. Frizell"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd4888fb-2ac6-46d5-8715-a85f5f6b0d40"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1070"
source_hash: "703d8af508aa6f0800dd1f6bc2a024439a29630242db2ecab35913cd32bb6034"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 1070 (2026A) — Third-Party Network Agreements for Dental Services

The act imposes requirements regarding a contract or agreement between an insurance carrier (carrier) and a third party concerning access to dental care services, including:Prohibiting a carrier from entering into a third-party network lease agreement to provide access to dental care services or contractually agreed-upon discounts provided by a dental provider who is contracted as a participating provider (provider) with the carrier, unless the provider gives affirmative consent to allow the third party to access the provider's dental care services and contractually agreed-upon discounts;Prohibiting a carrier from canceling or entering into a contract with a provider on the grounds that the provider refuses to allow access by a third party to the dental care services and contractually agreed-upon discounts provided by the provider; andIf a provider allows a third party to access the provider's dental care services and contractually agreed-upon discounts through a contract between a carrier and a third party, requiring the carrier to comply with specified obligations. The act creates exemptions from the prohibitions on specified contract provisions in contracts between carriers and dental providers, including if:A provider network contract for dental services is provided to beneficiaries of programs for medical assistance sponsored by the state of Colorado; orAccess to a provider network contract is granted to a dental carrier or an entity operating in accordance with the same brand licensee program as the contracting entity, and a list of the carriers or entities with the same brand licensee program as the contracting entity is made available to a provider on the contracting entity's website.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110959/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112237/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113855/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112497/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113687/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113641/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114511/download)

## Votes

- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1070 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1070 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Hartsook — primary (person)
- I. Jodeh — primary (person)
- K. Brown — primary (person)
- L. Frizell — primary (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- R. Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-13** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2026-02-23** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-02-19** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-02-17** House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd4888fb-2ac6-46d5-8715-a85f5f6b0d40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).