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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0363.01 Josh Schultz x5486 HOUSE BILL 26-1280
House Committees Senate Committees
Health & Human Services
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING THE CONTINUATIO N OF THE REGULATION OF101
HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC102
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,103
IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMME NDATION CONTAINED IN THE104
2025 SUNSET REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY105
AGENCIES.106
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/.)
Sunset Process - House Health and Human Services
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 16, 2026
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
March 13, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Lieder and Hamrick, Bacon, Carter, Duran, Nguyen, Ricks, Titone, Valdez
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Jodeh and Mullica,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Committee. The bill implements the recommendation of the Colorado
office of policy, research, and regulatory reform in the department of
regulatory agencies in its sunset review and report by continuing the
regulation of hemodialysis clinics and technicians for 11 years, until
September 1, 2037.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, amend2
(27)(a)(XV); and add (38)(a)(II) as follows:3
24-34-104. General assembly review of regulatory agencies4
and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative5
declaration - repeal.6
(27) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled7
for repeal on September 1, 2026:8
(XV) The regulation of dialysis treatment clinics and hemodialysis9
technicians in accordance with section 25-1.5-108;10
(38) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled11
for repeal on September 1, 2037:12
(II) T HE REGULATION OF DIALYSIS TREATMENT CLINICS AND13
HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 25-1.5-108.14
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-1.5-108, amend15
(6) as follows:16
25-1.5-108. Regulation of dialysis treatment clinics - training17
for hemodialysis technicians - state board of health rules - definitions18
- repeal.19
(6) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 202620
SEPTEMBER 1, 2037. Before the repeal, this section is scheduled for21
review in accordance with section 24-34-104.22
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act23
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takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the1
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August2
12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a3
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the4
state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act5
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect6
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in7
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the8
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.9
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