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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1296: Revision to Nurse & Nurse Aide Practice Act

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1296 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on February 25, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Revision to Nurse & Nurse Aide Practice Act. Primary sponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Janice Rich (Republican), Matt Ball (Democratic), Michael Carter (Democratic), Brandi Bradley (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Governor Signed.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

In 2025, House Bill 25-1082 added physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to the professions subject to discipline for a failure to timely complete a medical certification for a certificate of death. The act adds the repeated or willful failure, without reasonable cause, to comply with the requirements of completing a medical certification for a certificate of death to the grounds for discipline in the 'Nurse and Nurse Aide Practice Act'.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cecelia EspenozaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Janice RichPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Matt BallPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Michael CarterPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Brandi BradleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Jarvis CaldwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
James ColemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Ava FlanellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Ryan GonzalezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Rebecca KeltieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Ty WinterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Sent to the Governor
  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
  7. Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  10. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  11. House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  12. Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source