Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Health & Human Services
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January 29, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-032 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 6, strike "professionals." and substitute
Page 1, Line 2"professionals, with no cost sharing.".
Page 1, Line 3Page 7, strike lines 24 through 27.
Page 1, Line 4Page 8, strike lines 1 and 2 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 5"(4) Not later than September 1, 2026, the board shall
Page 1, Line 6review existing record-keeping rules".
Page 1, Line 7Page 8, line 12, strike "to an infant or".
Page 1, Line 8Page 8, strike lines 13 through 15 and substitute "a vaccine which that
Page 1, Line 9is required under the provisions of this part 9 to an infant or child whose
Page 1, Line 10age is greater than twenty days shall not be held liable for injuries
Page 1, Line 11sustained".
Page 1, Line 12Page 10, line 16, strike "(13)(d)(III) as follows:" and substitute
Page 1, Line 13"(13)(d)(III); and add (9.5) as follows:".
Page 1, Line 14Page 11, after line 15 insert:
Page 1, Line 15"(9.5) The department may negotiate for and purchase
Page 1, Line 16vaccines adopted by the board by rule or recommended by ACIP,
Page 1, Line 17the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of
Page 1, Line 18Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and
Page 1, Line 19Gynecologists, or the American College of Physicians.".
Page 1, Line 20
Page 2, Line 1Page 11, line 18, strike "the federal" and substitute "the federal".
Page 2, Line 2Page 11, line 19, strike "centers for disease control and prevention or the
Page 2, Line 3board." and substitute "centers for disease control and prevention ACIP,
Page 2, Line 4the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of
Page 2, Line 5Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and
Page 2, Line 6Gynecologists, or the American College of Physicians.".
Page 2, Line 7Page 13, strike lines 6 through 11 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 8"(c) Individuals who want to be vaccinated against disease
Page 2, Line 9should have access to safe and effective vaccines that are
Page 2, Line 10administered by trusted health-care professionals with no cost
Page 2, Line 11sharing.".
Page 2, Line 12Page 13, after line 18 insert:
Page 2, Line 13"(1) "ACIP" means the advisory committee on immunization
Page 2, Line 14practices to the centers for disease control and prevention in
Page 2, Line 15the United States department of health and human services, or
Page 2, Line 16its successor entity.".
Page 2, Line 17Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 18Page 14, strike lines 11 and 12 and substitute "administered in
Page 2, Line 19accordance with recommendations from the ACIP, the American
Page 2, Line 20Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family
Page 2, Line 21Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and
Page 2, Line 22Gynecologists, or the American College of Physicians;".