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Colorado General Assembly

March 31, 2026

Colorado General Assembly behavioral health bills: session recap

Five bills the Alliance was tracking through the 2026 session and how they landed — plus three the coalition will engage on in the interim.

legislature ·session ·financing ·civil-rights

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A short recap of the 2026 General Assembly session through the Alliance’s lens — what passed, what stalled, and what the coalition is engaging on through the interim.

Bills the Alliance tracked

  • HB-26-XXXX — financing reform for community safety-net providers (passed)
  • SB-26-XXXX — competency-services capacity (passed, partial)
  • HB-26-XXXX — workforce loan-repayment expansion (stalled in committee)

What’s next

Interim engagement focused on the three bills carried over to next session, plus the BHA financing consolidation proposal.

Placeholder body content — full recap with bill numbers and votes pending client review.

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