Committee advances bill to sunset Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force

House Bill 1277, sponsored by Senator Doherty, implements a Department of Regulatory Agencies recommendation to repeal the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force on Sept. 1, 2026.

Alicia Haywood, deputy director in the Prevention Services Division at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support and called the task force a "sunset success." Haywood told the committee the group completed its three statutory objectives: building partnerships to spread awareness of kidney disease and prevention, studying the impact and costs of kidney disease (including disparities across communities), and creating a plan to detect kidney disease early and reduce the physical and financial toll on patients. "We would call it a, a sunset success story," she said, and noted the task force helped secure federal funds to expand screening and primary-care interventions.

Sponsor Senator Doherty described the bill as straightforward and urged the committee’s favorable recommendation. Senator Doherty moved House Bill 1277 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation; the roll call recorded unanimous consent from the senators present (Bridal: Aye; Doherty: Yes; Frizzell: Aye; Weisman: Yes; Judah: Hi; Chair Mullica: Yes), and the motion passed.

Senator Doherty then moved to place the bill on the consent calendar; the chair called for objections, none were raised, and House Bill 1277 was placed on the consent calendar. The committee adjourned following that action.