republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2018a/sb-18-149.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Records Of Denver Health And Hospital Authority"
description: "Currently, all records of the Denver health and hospital authority (authority) are subject to the open records law. The bill specifies that certain reports, statements, agreements, bonds, guidelines, manuals, handbooks, and accounts of the authority are public records. The bill also specifies that the content of an electronic medical record system and individual medical records or medical information are not public records, and that certain writings and other records concerning the modification, initiation, or cessation of patient care and authority health care programs or initiatives are not public records under certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "SB 18-149"
citation: "Colorado SB 18-149 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Leslie Herod", "Matt Gray"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-29T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-23T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab06678e-e52b-4f14-9b7d-692f2a9e20bc"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb18-149"
source_hash: "2bf7162c92ac16ebc467cd62a2a3cf5f88df054a9099d12f9eaa7552a342f9f0"
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 SB 18-149 (2018A) — Records Of Denver Health And Hospital Authority

Currently, all records of the Denver health and hospital authority (authority) are subject to the open records law. The bill specifies that certain reports, statements, agreements, bonds, guidelines, manuals, handbooks, and accounts of the authority are public records. The bill also specifies that the content of an electronic medical record system and individual medical records or medical information are not public records, and that certain writings and other records concerning the modification, initiation, or cessation of patient care and authority health care programs or initiatives are not public records under certain circumstances.

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_sb149_h_hie_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/20/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_149_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/13/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_149_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/29/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_149_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (03/23/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_149hie_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (02/21/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_149_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (04/03/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_149_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (04/02/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_149_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (04/23/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_149_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- REPASS — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Leslie Herod — primary (person)
- Matt Gray — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2018-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2018-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/29/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/28/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment `introduction`
- **2018-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-20T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-29T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - 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/ab06678e-e52b-4f14-9b7d-692f2a9e20bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).