HB 1220 CO
Update Behavioral Health License Terminology
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Summary
This Colorado bill updates state behavioral health licensing terminology. The bill replaces an outdated reference to "acute treatment unit" with the current terminology "behavioral health entity" in state law. The change conforms to existing license types and resolves an incorrect reference that resulted from the 2019 consolidation of acute treatment unit licensing into behavioral health entity licensing.
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Official abstract
Current law includes an incorrect reference to an 'acute treatment unit', which license type was condensed into the license for behavioral health entities in 2019. The act updates the terminology from 'acute treatment unit' to 'behavioral health entity' to conform with existing license types.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (6)
- B. Bradley Republican · sponsor
- M. Carter Democratic · sponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · sponsor
- J. Rich Republican · sponsor
- C. Espenoza Democratic · sponsor
- S. Luck Republican · sponsor
6 coauthors / cosponsors
- K. DeGraaf Republican · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Liston Republican · cosponsor
- K. Mullica Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (13)
- May 5, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2026 - No Amendments · upper
- May 1, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 1, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 1, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 7, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 6, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Mar 31, 2026 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 12, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 6, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Feb 17, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
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