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Committee forwards bill to study capital needs of rural and frontier hospitals

2709545 · March 17, 2025
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Summary

House Finance Committee approved a bill to form a limited task force to study capital needs of rural and frontier hospitals and forwarded the measure to Appropriations.

The House Finance Committee voted to send House Bill 12‑23 as amended to the Committee on Appropriations. The bill directs a seven‑member task force to study capital needs, building code compliance and estimated costs for renovating or replacing hospitals identified as having capital needs in Colorado’s rural and frontier areas.

Prime sponsors Representative Johnson and Representative Lukens said many rural hospitals were built decades ago and operate on thin…

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