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Senate adopts maternal health equity bill after amendment that replaces a 'statement of rights' with required notice
Summary
The Senate adopted House Bill 1044 on April 2, 2026, including amendment L008 that replaces a proposed statement-of-rights with a required notice to birthing parents and adjusts task-force membership language; sponsors cited stark racial disparities in maternal mortality as rationale.
The Colorado Senate on April 2 adopted House Bill 1044, a package of measures aimed at addressing racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, after approving amendment L008 that replaces a proposed 'statement of rights' with a required notice to birthing parents.
The amendment, described by sponsors as a technical and policy compromise, strikes language that would have created a new, standalone 'statement of rights' for birthing parents and instead requires providers to give a notice explaining how parents can file complaints if they feel mistreated. L008…
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