republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-188.md

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Bill	Residential Treatment for Members in Colorado Department of Human Services Custody	No later than July 1, 2026, the department of health care policy and financing (HCPF) shall convene a steering committee (steering committee) to support the transition of services provided in qualified residential treatment programs (QRTP) and psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF) to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department of human or social services (county department). No later than April 1, 2027, HCPF, in collaboration with the steering committee, shall develop policies and recommendations to support the transition of QRTP and PRTF to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department. No later than July 1, 2027, HCPF shall implement or initiate the transition of services provided in QRTP and PRTF to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department according to the policies and recommendations developed by HCPF in collaboration with the steering committee. HCPF shall submit quarterly reports to the joint budget committee with information about the steering committee's monthly meetings.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	SB 188	Colorado SB 188 (2026A)	bill	Health Care & Health Insurance	enacted	B. Kirkmeyer E. Sirota J. Amabile J. Bridges K. Brown R. Taggart	7	12	3	2026-05-01	2026-06-02	openstates	ocd-bill/ed5ad8ce-eeae-4d70-baf7-1a86efccaeb9	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-188	f000018497dff110f04fa8e6c9a91eaa0ddfc63c05eca0bbf49ad8ae2cf847c9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado SB 188 (2026A) — Residential Treatment for Members in Colorado Department of Human Services Custody

No later than July 1, 2026, the department of health care policy and financing (HCPF) shall convene a steering committee (steering committee) to support the transition of services provided in qualified residential treatment programs (QRTP) and psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF) to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department of human or social services (county department). No later than April 1, 2027, HCPF, in collaboration with the steering committee, shall develop policies and recommendations to support the transition of QRTP and PRTF to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department. No later than July 1, 2027, HCPF shall implement or initiate the transition of services provided in QRTP and PRTF to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department according to the policies and recommendations developed by HCPF in collaboration with the steering committee. HCPF shall submit quarterly reports to the joint budget committee with information about the steering committee's monthly meetings.(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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
6. Revised (committee substitute) — source
7. Signed Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Refer Senate Bill 26-188 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer Senate Bill 26-188 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• B. Kirkmeyer — primary (person)
• E. Sirota — primary (person)
• J. Amabile — primary (person)
• J. Bridges — primary (person)
• K. Brown — primary (person)
• R. Taggart — primary (person)
• A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
• C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
• C. Simpson — cosponsor (person)
• G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
• J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
• J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
• K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
• L. Gilchrist — cosponsor (person)
• L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
• M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
• N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
• T. Exum — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-06-02 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-05-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-05-21 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-05-21 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-05-12 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-11 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
• 2026-05-09 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-05-07 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations introduction
• 2026-05-07 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-06 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
• 2026-05-06 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
• 2026-05-01 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ed5ad8ce-eeae-4d70-baf7-1a86efccaeb9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).