HB26-1390 • 2026

Health Disparities & Community Grant Evaluation

Joint Budget Committee. The bill eliminates the third-party evaluation requirement for the health disparities and community grant program (program) and instead requires the department of public health

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rep. K. Brown, Rep. E. Sirota, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Bridges
Last action: 2026-04-14
Official status: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the frequency or criteria for evaluations.

Health Grants Evaluation Change

This bill changes how a health grant program is evaluated, removing the need for outside experts to review it and instead requiring the Department of Public Health and Environment to do the evaluation.

What This Bill Does

Removes the requirement that an outside group must evaluate the effectiveness of the health disparities and community grant program.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Public Health and Environment
Grantees receiving funds from the health disparities and community grant program

Terms To Know

Health Disparities: Differences in health status or outcomes between different groups of people, often based on race, ethnicity, income level, or other factors.
Grant Program: A program where the government gives money to organizations or individuals for specific projects or activities.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how often evaluations must be done.
It is unclear what criteria will be used to assess the effectiveness of the grant program.

Bill History

2026-04-14 Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-04-13 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
2026-04-11 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-10 House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-09 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-08 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-06 House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-04-02 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Joint Budget Committee.
The bill eliminates the third-party evaluation requirement for the health disparities and community grant program (program) and instead requires the department of public health and environment to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0904.01 Veronica Parish x2606 HOUSE BILL 26-1390
House Committees Senate Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING THE EVALUATION AGENT FOR THE HEALTH DISPARITIES101
AND COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM.102
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/.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill eliminates the third-party
evaluation requirement for the health disparities and community grant
program (program) and instead requires the department of public health
and environment to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 11, 2026
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 9, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Brown and Sirota, Taggart,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Amabile and Kirkmeyer, Bridges
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.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-4-2203, add (4)2
as follows:3
25-4-2203. Health disparities and community grant program4
- rules - evaluation.5
(4) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EVALUATE THE GRANT PROGRAM 'S6
EFFECTIVENESS EACH GRANT CYCLE , WHICH MUST BE A SEPARATE7
EVALUATION FROM THE EVALUATION OF THE CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR8
DISEASE, AND CHRONIC PULMONARY DISEASE PREVENTION , EARLY9
DETECTION, AND TREATMENT PROGRAM . THE DEPARTMENT SHALL10
PREPARE A REPORT AFTER EACH EVALUATION AND MAKE THE REPORT11
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.12
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 25-20.5-30513
as follows:14
25-20.5-305. Evaluation.15
Commencing with the 2006-07 fiscal year, and Each fiscal year,16
thereafter, the state board shall select a grant recipient to evaluate the17
effectiveness of the program. and the health disparities and community18
grant program established pursuant to part 22 of article 4 of this title 25.19
Costs for the evaluation shall MUST be adequately funded from the20
amount annually appropriated by the general assembly to the division21
from the prevention, early detection, and treatment fund.22
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,23
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate24
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for25
1390-2-
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state1
institutions.2
1390-3-