CO HB 1238

enacted

Designating Emergency Medical Services Essential Services

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CO HB 1238 pass?

Yes. CO HB 1238 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Governor Signed

What is CO HB 1238 about?

The act declares emergency medical services as an essential service in the state and an integral part of the state's health-care infrastructure. The act also declares that emergency medical service providers, whether responding on duty or as a volunteer and regardless of location, provide essential services when providing emergency ambulance services and nonemergency ambulance services. The act also updates certain definitions related to emergency medical services, including the addition of a definition of 'out-of-hospital services', which term is defined to mean the furnishing of necessary health-care goods and services outside of a hospital setting but does not include prehospital setting transports. The act clarifies that an off-duty emergency medical service provider is not obligated to respond to the scene of a medical emergency or provide emergency medical services.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1238?

D. Roberts, J. Rich, R. Pelton and 22 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1238, joined by 33 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-18
Latest action: 2026-05-05 — Governor Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Health Care & Health Insurance

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-05
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-04-28
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-28
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-28
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-04-07
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-06
Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
reading-2
2026-04-06
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2026 - No Amendments
2026-04-01
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage
2026-03-17
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
introduction
2026-03-12
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-03-11
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-03-11
House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
passage,reading-3
2026-03-06
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-03
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-18
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
introduction

Versions

Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
Engrossed — 2026-03-11Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-03-12Compare
Revised — 2026-04-06Compare
Rerevised — 2026-04-07Compare
Final Act — 2026-04-24Compare
Signed Act — 2026-05-05Compare
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Documents

Votes

Refer House Bill 26-1238, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-03 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Carlos Barron: yes
- Mary Bradfield: yes
- Brandi Bradley: yes
- Regina English: yes
- Lisa Feret: yes
- Eliza Hamrick: yes
- Dusty Johnson: yes
- Karen McCormick: yes
- Gretchen Rydin: yes
- Katie Stewart: yes
- Dan Woog: yes
- Sheila Lieder: yes
- Lindsay Gilchrist: yes
Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment B).
2026-03-03 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (3)
- Carlos Barron: excused
- Brandi Bradley: excused
- Gretchen Rydin: excused
Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment A).
2026-03-03 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (3)
- Carlos Barron: excused
- Brandi Bradley: excused
- Gretchen Rydin: excused
Refer House Bill 26-1238 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
2026-04-01 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Scott Bright: yes
- Lisa Cutter: yes
- Lindsey Daugherty: yes
- Lisa Frizell: yes
- Mike Weissman: yes
- Iman Jodeh: yes
- Kyle Mullica: yes
BILL
2026-04-07 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (36)
- Amabile: yes
- Baisley: yes
- Ball: yes
- Benavidez: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Bright: yes
- Carson: yes
- Catlin: yes
- Cutter: yes
- Danielson: yes
- Daugherty: yes
- Exum: yes
- Frizell: yes
- Gonzales J.: excused
- Hinrichsen: yes
- Jodeh: yes
- Kipp: yes
- Kirkmeyer: yes
- Kolker: yes
- Lindstedt: yes
- Liston: yes
- Marchman: yes
- Mullica: yes
- Pelton B.: yes
- Pelton R.: yes
- Rich: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Sullivan: yes
- Wallace: yes
- Weissman: yes
- Zamora Wilson: yes
- Coleman: yes
- President: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1238

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