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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Residential Treatment for Members in Colorado Department of Human Services Custody"
description: "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.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 188"
citation: "Colorado SB 188 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care & Health Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Kirkmeyer", "E. Sirota", "J. Amabile", "J. Bridges", "K. Brown", "R. Taggart"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-05-01"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed5ad8ce-eeae-4d70-baf7-1a86efccaeb9"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-188"
source_hash: "f000018497dff110f04fa8e6c9a91eaa0ddfc63c05eca0bbf49ad8ae2cf847c9"
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 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](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115625/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115909/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116562/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116006/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116424/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116356/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116961/download)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed5ad8ce-eeae-4d70-baf7-1a86efccaeb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).