ColoradoColorado requires separate reviews of grants aimed at health gaps
Colorado's health officials must assess how well the health disparities and community grant program works each grant cycle and share a report with the public.
What it does
State health officials must review the health disparities and community grant program each grant cycle. They must review it separately from the disease prevention and treatment program and publish a report.
The state health board must choose a grant recipient each fiscal year to review the disease prevention and treatment program. Money lawmakers set aside annually from that program's fund must adequately cover the review.
Argument forPublic reports could help residents and grant recipients see whether efforts to reduce health gaps are working.
Argument againstSeparate reviews and public reports could take staff time away from other health program work.
More detail
State health officials must evaluate how well the health disparities and community grant program works. The requirement covers the health disparities and community grant program. Officials must evaluate it separately from the program for preventing, detecting, and treating cancer, heart and blood vessel disease, and chronic lung disease. Officials must prepare a report after each evaluation and make it publicly available.
The state health board must select a grant recipient to evaluate the disease prevention and treatment program. This review covers the program for preventing, detecting, and treating cancer, heart and blood vessel disease, and chronic lung disease. The review must be adequately funded from money lawmakers set aside annually for the division from the prevention, early detection, and treatment fund. The board must select an evaluator each fiscal year.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 29Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 28Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 28Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 28Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 16Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 15Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 14Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1390 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 11House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 10House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 9House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 8House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 6House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1390 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsIntroduced
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