Committee presses Department on host-home database; House Bill 1147 passes 6–1

May 8, 2026

House Bill 1147 would require a consolidated database of host-home providers for adults with IDD; sponsors said the change will improve transparency and help protect residents, while some members criticized the Department of Health Care Policy and Finance for lacking consolidated data. The bill passed 6–1.

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The committee advanced House Bill 1147 after a sponsor described the measure as a step to consolidate and make transparent records of host-home providers for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

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