CO HB1252

Requires the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to annually license and regulate medical facilities performing induced abortions during the second or third trimester of pregnancy

Adds "second- and third-trimester abortion clinics" to the list of health facilities CDPHE is authorized to license, inspect, and establish operational standards for

Defines covered facilities as those performing medical or surgical induced abortions after the first trimester, excluding hospitals and hospital units already regulated separately

Legislative findings cite a 10% complication risk for second-trimester abortions and note that similar procedures (D&C, dilation and evacuation, labor induction) are regulated when performed in other settings but currently unregulated at abortion clinics

Takes effect 90 days after legislative adjournment, unless a referendum petition is filed, in which case it would go to voters in November 2026