# Colorado SB25-004: Regulating Child Care Center Fees Colorado SB25-004, Regulating Child Care Center Fees, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Faith Winter, Janice Marchman (Democratic), Jenny Willford (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-004-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-004 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Regulating Child Care Center Fees - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Faith Winter, Janice Marchman (Democratic), Jenny Willford (Democratic), Lorena Garcia (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 23 - Subjects: Children & Domestic Matters - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (169 yes, 76 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer child care fees for families: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, programs must share fee schedules and refund steps with prospective families at wait-list signup, registration, and request. Enrolled families must receive them at enrollment and whenever either changes; programs may post the information on their websites. Colorado’s Depa… - Fee caps and refunds for families: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Colorado caps application fees and one-time wait-list fees at $25 each. These rules cover child care centers, family child care homes, and neighborhood youth organizations. Families not enrolled within six months after paying application, deposit, or wait-list fees can re… - Some family fees fall outside protections: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, the new child care fee protections have two exclusions. After a family enrolls and signs a contract, that contract’s terms and fees fall outside these rules. Fees to hold a slot already offered to a family also fall outside these rules. A referendum petition delays the ch… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Faith Winter - Sponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 21 | 12 | | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 23 | 11 | | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 38 | 22 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-004 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 4 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 21 | 12 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 19 | 12 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-004, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-03-26: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-03-20: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-03-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-03-18: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2025-03-13: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-12: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2025-03-11: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) - 2025-02-19: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/18/2025 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81147/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81143/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81148/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81146/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81144/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81145/download) - Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81149/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40434/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/81147/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81143/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81148/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81146/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81144/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81145/download) - [Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81149/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40434/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-SB25-004-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).