HB 1390 Colorado House · 2026 Regular Session

Health Disparities & Community Grant Evaluation

Summary
The act eliminates the third-party evaluation requirement for the health disparities and community grant program (program) and instead requires the department of public health and environment to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Apr 2, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026
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What changed between versions

Rerevised Final Act · 4 edits · May 28, 2026
MODERATE
This bill removes the requirement for an external third-party evaluation of the Health Disparities and Community Grant Program, replacing it with a mandate for the state Department of Public Health and Environment to conduct its own internal evaluation. The bill also clarifies that this internal evaluation must be a separate process from the evaluation of the separate Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Chronic Pulmonary Disease prevention program.
Scope change
The scope of evaluation authority shifted from an external third-party entity to the state Department of Public Health and Environment.
REQUIREMENT

Eliminated the requirement for an external third-party evaluation of the grant program's effectiveness.

Added a mandate for the Department of Public Health and Environment to evaluate the program's effectiveness each grant cycle.

Required that the department's evaluation be conducted separately from the evaluation of the Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Chronic Pulmonary Disease prevention program.

Added a requirement for the department to prepare and publicly release a report following each evaluation.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
2
May 29, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
May 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
upper
Apr 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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