ColoradoColorado tracks small residential support settings in a statewide database
Service provider agencies submit home and provider details for a statewide database, which the state department updates quarterly and may share under privacy rules.
What it does
The state department keeps a database of covered homes and their service provider agencies. It includes locations and current and, when applicable, past provider contacts.
The state department decides what database information may be shared publicly under privacy laws. It cannot share identifying information about homes where a family member provides support.
Local governments must treat covered settings as residential property and cannot impose extra rules that do not apply to other homes. State-provided residential services do not require a public health department license.
Argument forA shared database could help agencies and authorized placement decision-makers compare home and provider information when considering a setting for someone.
Argument againstCollecting home locations and provider histories could expose sensitive details about residents, even though family-run homes’ identifying information cannot be shared publicly.
More detail
The state department maintains a statewide database of covered residential settings and their service provider agencies. It covers community living settings serving no more than three people with intellectual and developmental disabilities where a state license is not required. Required details include the setting’s location and current provider contacts, plus provider contacts from the previous five years when applicable. The state department decides what information is collected for each setting type. The database is for state agencies and service provider agencies. Service provider agencies submit information quarterly beginning July 1, 2026. The state department updates the database quarterly beginning August 1, 2026, and within one month after receiving the information.
The state department decides when database information may be shared publicly, and family-run homes’ identifying information cannot be shared publicly. These rules apply to information in the database about covered residential settings. Public sharing must follow state and federal privacy and confidentiality laws. A service provider agency may give information to appropriate, authorized parties when considering a possible placement.
The law treats covered settings as residential property under local rules and bars local governments from imposing extra rules that do not apply to other homes. This applies to individual residential services and supports settings for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This applies to local rules on zoning, land use, fire and life safety, sanitation, and building codes. Services provided by the state department do not require a public health department license.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 3Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Jun 2Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Jun 2Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Jun 2Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 12House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- May 11Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - FloorPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded AMEND (L.005). Result: pass.Upper
- May 8Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1147 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- May 8Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- May 7Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1147 to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- May 1Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesMinor
- Apr 30House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Apr 28House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1147, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment J.001. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) to amendment L.001. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1147, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesIntroduced
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