House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Health & Human Services

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March 18, 2026

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

HB26-1272   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 5, line 8, strike "plan required by section

Page 1, Line 28-14.4-101.5 (4)." and substitute "plan.".

Page 1, Line 3Page 5, strike lines 13 through 18.

Page 1, Line 4Page 5, line 19, strike "(20)" and substitute "(19)".

Page 1, Line 5Page 9, line 9, strike "January" and substitute "July".

Page 1, Line 6Page 9, line 11, after "resources," insert "including resources from

Page 1, Line 7the federal occupational safety and health administration,".

Page 1, Line 8Page 10, line 10, strike "2027," and substitute "2028,".

Page 1, Line 9Page 10, line 15, strike "January" and substitute "July".

Page 1, Line 10Page 10, strike lines 21 through 27.

Page 1, Line 11Strike pages 11 and 12.

Page 1, Line 12Page 13, strike lines 1 through 6.

Page 1, Line 13Renumber succeeding section accordingly.