# Colorado HB25-1328: Implement Recommendations Direct Care Worker Stabilization Board Colorado HB25-1328, Implement Recommendations Direct Care Worker Stabilization Board, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Jessie Danielson (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1328-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB25-1328 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Implement Recommendations Direct Care Worker Stabilization Board - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-09 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Monica Duran (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 25 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (91 yes, 47 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - $17 minimum wage for covered care workers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered direct care workers must receive at least $17 per hour. Covered work includes personal care, homemaker, and in-home support services that home care agencies can bill to Colorado Medicaid. The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing enforces this wage floor. - New care worker matching and rights platform: benefit, low. By July 1, 2026, Colorado’s health care department must create a direct care worker website and communication platform. It helps consumers find workers and supports recruitment, retention, and state monitoring of care access and quality. Matching considers availability, skills, dementia experience,… - Care worker rights training and employer penalties: mixed, low. By January 1, 2026, Colorado’s labor department must establish free rights training for direct care workers and employers. It covers wages, labor and civil rights, complaints, and the worker website and platform. Workers receive completion certificates, and the department reports completion to the… - State funds care workforce reforms and enforcement: mixed, low. For the 2025–26 budget year, the law provides $120,105 in state General Fund money to Colorado’s health care department. That includes $95,960 for staff, $11,605 for operating costs, and $12,540 for professional services and special projects. The funding supports 2.5 full-time-equivalent positions.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. F. Winter - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2025-05-02 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1328 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1328 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-04-28 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 43 | 22 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1328, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1328, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 10 | 3 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-05-28: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-14: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-14: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate) - 2025-04-28: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-25: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-25: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2025-04-22: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-04-09: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83712/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83635/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83731/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83692/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83652/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83673/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40767/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83712/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83635/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83731/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83692/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83652/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83673/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40767/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1328-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).