House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Health & Human Services

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March 4, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB26-1139   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 4, line 10, strike "or delays".

Page 1, Line 2Page 4, line 13, strike "automated or algorithmic" and substitute "artificial

Page 1, Line 3intelligence".

Page 1, Line 4Page 5, strike lines 12 through 20 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 5"(a)  "Artificial intelligence system" has the meaning set

Page 1, Line 6forth in section 6-1-1701 (2).".

Page 1, Line 7Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

Page 1, Line 8Page 7, strike lines 7 through 13.

Page 1, Line 9Page 7, line 14, strike "(II)" and substitute "(c)".

Page 1, Line 10Page 7, strike lines 16 through 18 and substitute "violation of other

Page 1, Line 11state or federal laws;".

Page 1, Line 12Page 7, line 27, strike "or algorithm's".

Page 1, Line 13Page 8, line 6, strike "or algorithm's".

Page 1, Line 14Page 8, strike lines 13 through 16 and substitute "policy and financing,

Page 1, Line 15as applicable, that identify:

Page 1, Line 16(a)  The utilization review functions for which the

Page 1, Line 17artificial intelligence system will be used;

Page 1, Line 18(b)  The points in the utilization review process when the

Page 1, Line 19artificial intelligence system is used;

Page 2, Line 1(c)  The human oversight process, including the

Page 2, Line 2qualifications of the reviewer and whether the a human must

Page 2, Line 3approve an adverse determination; and

Page 2, Line 4(d)  The process for maintaining audit information

Page 2, Line 5sufficient to demonstrate compliance with subsection (3) of this

Page 2, Line 6section.".

Page 2, Line 7Page 8, line 20, strike "or delay".

Page 2, Line 8Page 8, line 22, strike "AI system or algorithm without independent

Page 2, Line 9review" and substitute "artificial intelligence system without

Page 2, Line 10human review".

Page 2, Line 11Page 9, line 9, strike "AI system or algorithm." and substitute

Page 2, Line 12"artificial intelligence system.".

Page 2, Line 13Page 9, line 18, strike "system or algorithm," and substitute

Page 2, Line 14"system,".

Page 2, Line 15Page 9, strike lines 20 through 27.

Page 2, Line 16Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.

Page 2, Line 17Strike pages 10 through 14.

Page 2, Line 18Page 15, strike lines 1 through 23.

Page 2, Line 19Strike "or algorithm" on: Page 6, lines 7, 10, 15, 19, 22, and 24; Page

Page 2, Line 207, lines 4, 14, 19, and 23; Page 8, line 18.