# Colorado SB25-048: Diabetes Prevention & Obesity Treatment Act Colorado SB25-048, Diabetes Prevention & Obesity Treatment Act, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-048-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-048 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Diabetes Prevention & Obesity Treatment Act - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-06-03, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Kyle Mullica (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 22 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (284 yes, 113 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado large-group plans cover more obesity care: benefit, high. Large-group health plans issued or renewed in Colorado must cover obesity and prediabetes treatment. Required benefits include the National Diabetes Prevention Program, medical nutrition therapy, intensive behavioral or lifestyle therapy, and metabolic and bariatric surgery. Behavioral or lifestyle… - Child health plan excluded from obesity mandate: cost, medium. The Colorado Child Health Plan cannot include obesity and prediabetes coverage based on the new large-group coverage mandate. This restriction does not say whether the child health plan covers these services under other rules. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 25 | 10 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 26 | 9 | | | 2025-05-06 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 41 | 24 | | | 2025-05-05 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 20 | 41 | | | 2025-05-03 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-048, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 6 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Third reading: Amend (l.018) | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 26 | 9 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 27 | 8 | | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Committee of the whole: Adopt report | pass | 32 | 1 | | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-048, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2025-03-13 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-048 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 5 | 3 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-06-03: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-15: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-15: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-05-06: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2025-05-05: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2025-05-03: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-30: Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) - 2025-04-29: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86226/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86203/download) - House Health & Human Services Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86241/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86232/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86220/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86208/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86214/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86238/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40987/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/86226/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86203/download) - [House Health & Human Services Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86241/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86232/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86220/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86208/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86214/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86238/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40987/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-SB25-048-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).