House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Health & Human Services
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February 18, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1142 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, line 7, strike "(23)" and substitute "(23)(a)".
Page 1, Line 2Page 3, line 15, strike "(a)" and substitute "(I)".
Page 1, Line 3Page 3, line 21, strike "(b)" and substitute "(II)".
Page 1, Line 4Page 4, after line 1, insert:
Page 1, Line 5"(b) "Child advocacy center" does not include a
Page 1, Line 6health-care institution or a health-care professional, as those
Page 1, Line 7terms are defined in section 13-64-202.".
Page 1, Line 8Page 4, line 3, after "collaboratively" add "with a child advocacy
Page 1, Line 9center".
Page 1, Line 10Page 4, line 8, strike "includes," and substitute "must include,".
Page 1, Line 11Page 5, line 11, strike "law;" and substitute "law, including the
Page 1, Line 12Colorado rules of juvenile procedure;".
Page 1, Line 13Page 5, line 21, strike "information," and substitute "information
Page 1, Line 14within the context of the child advocacy center
Page 1, Line 15multidisciplinary team,".
Page 1, Line 16Page 5, strike lines 25 and 26, and substitute "investigation of child
Page 1, Line 17maltreatment or disclosure of information within the context
Page 1, Line 18of the child advocacy center multidisciplinary team for the
Page 1, Line 19benefit of the child advocacy center if the person's acts were
Page 1, Line 20reasonable and performed".
Page 2, Line 1Page 6, line 2, strike "wrongdoing." and substitute "wrongdoing
Page 2, Line 2arising out of the investigation of child maltreatment or
Page 2, Line 3disclosure of information within the context of the child
Page 2, Line 4advocacy center multidisciplinary team for the benefit of the
Page 2, Line 5child advocacy center. Immunity extended pursuant to this
Page 2, Line 6subsection (2)(b) does not extend to actions that constitute
Page 2, Line 7medical negligence, as governed by the "Health Care
Page 2, Line 8Availability Act" in part 1 of article 64 of title 13, or actions
Page 2, Line 9governed by the "Premises Liability Act" in part 1 of article 21
Page 2, Line 10of part 13.".