HB 25-1226
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
HB 25-1226: HEALTH CARE REVIEW INTERIM COMMITTEE BILLING STUDY
Prime Sponsors:
Rep. Johnson; Paschal
Sen. Bright; Mullica
Published for: Senate Second Reading
Drafting number: LLS 25-0489
Fiscal Analyst:
Kristine McLaughlin, 303-866-4776
kristine.mclaughlin@coleg.gov
Version: Second Revised Note
Date: April 22, 2025
Fiscal note status: This revised fiscal note reflects the reengrossed bill. It has also been updated to reflect
the impact of passage of Senate Bill 25-199.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill requires the Statewide Health Care Review Committee to study health care billing
practices and produce a report.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas in FY 2025-26 only:
State Expenditures
Appropriations. For FY 2025-26, the bill requires an appropriation of $9,607 to the Legislative
Department.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
State Revenue $0 $0
State Expenditures (General Fund) $9,607 $0
Transferred Funds $0 $0
Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $0
Change in State FTE 0.1 FTE 0.0 FTE Page 2
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Summary of Legislation
The bill requires the Statewide Health Care Review Committee to produce a report on the
committee’s activities and recommendations to improve health care billing practices. The report
must be submitted within 90 days of the final committee meeting of the 2025 interim.
Background
During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 25-199, which
suspends the several interim committees for the 2025 interim session, including the Statewide
Health Care Review Committee. Suspending these committees resulted in lower General Fund
appropriations to the legislative branch for member per diem, travel, and staff. Because
SB 25-199 eliminated funding for this committee and HB 25-1226 effectively revives the
committee by requiring them to meet during the 2025 interim, the Legislative Department
requires an appropriation to support this committee in FY 2025-26. However, as a result of
SB 25-199, members of the committee will serve without compensation or reimbursement.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in the Legislative Department by about $10,000 and 0.1 FTE
in FY 2025-26 only. The bill also minimally affects workload in the Department of Health Care
Policy and Financing (HCPF) and the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).
Table 2
State Expenditures
Legislative Department
Cost Component
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
Personal Services $6,711 $0
Staff Travel $1,696 $0
Van Rental $1,200 $0
Total Costs $9,607 $0
Total FTE 0.1 FTE 0.0 FTE
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Legislative Department
As discussed in the Background section, SB 25-199 suspended all legislative interim actives and
correspondingly reduced the legislative department appropriation for the committee. The fiscal
note assumes that this bill will cause the committee to meet two times in the FY 2025-26
interim, as expected before SB 25-199. This requires the eliminated appropriation for the
committee to be partially restored. In a typical interim, appropriations would also be included to
cover the costs of legislator per diem and travel/expenses reimbursement; however, SB 25-199
specifies that members are not entitled to these benefits in the FY 2025-26 interim.
As outlined in Table 2, Legislative Council Staff will have costs for 0.1 FTE to assist the committee
in its duties, conduct research, and coordinate field trips. Cost for field trips include staff travel
expenses and van rentals
Other Agency Impacts
Workload in HCPF and DORA may increase to assist the committee in studying billing practices
and producing the report. This work depends on scope of the study and is expected to be
absorbable within existing appropriations. If workload increases materially, expenditures will be
addressed through the annual budget process.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming
no referendum petition is filed.
State Appropriations
For FY 2025-26, the bill requires a General Fund appropriation of $9,607 to the Legislative
Department for use by Legislative Council Staff, and 0.1 FTE.
State and Local Government Contacts
Health Care Policy and Financing
Legislative Council Staff
Regulatory Agencies
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit the General Assembly website.