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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado bill prohibits unverified medical debt transfers and collection actions without 30-day notice
Last action · March 31, 2026: House Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone IndefinitelySponsors: Junie Joseph and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Colorado s must provide a 30-day notice before collecting, transferring, selling, or assigning any medical debt, and must verify patients are screened for public health insurance or discounted care. Patients subjected to prohibited collection practices are entitled to $3,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater.
Patients facing medical bills gain mandatory notice periods and statutory damages of at least $3,000 if creditors violate new restrictions on selling or collecting debts.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
patients with medical debt
Patients receive mandatory 30-day notices, insurance screening verification, payment plan offers, and statutory damage protections during debt collection.
medical creditors
Creditors face new compliance requirements, mandatory notification periods prior to selling or collecting debts, and financial penalties for violations.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What must a medical creditor do before selling or collecting a medical debt?
What happens if a medical creditor violates the new collection or transfer requirements?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 31, 2026HouseHouse Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
- Feb 19, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Refer House Bill 26-1267, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
7
- Yes
- 2
- No
- 5
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Show 1 earlier roll call
Postpone House Bill 26-1267 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Total
7
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
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