# Colorado SB25-130: Providing Emergency Medical Services Colorado SB25-130, Providing Emergency Medical Services, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Meg Froelich (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-14 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-130-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-130 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Providing Emergency Medical Services - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-14, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Meg Froelich (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic), Yara Zokaie (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 15 (288 yes, 349 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Emergency patients gain stronger care rights: benefit, medium. Colorado hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, and community clinics must provide emergency screening when you or someone acting for you requests care. They must also act when your appearance or behavior would make a reasonable person think emergency care is needed. Emergency conditions in… - Patients gain emergency care enforcement tools: benefit, medium. Colorado’s health department can investigate facilities that negligently break the emergency-care rules. The attorney general can seek court orders and civil penalties up to $50,000 for negligent violations by emergency departments or examining providers. People who suffer personal injury from an e… - Stronger safeguards for emergency patient departures: benefit, medium. Before transferring an unstable emergency patient, facilities must give available care to reduce risks. The receiving facility must agree to accept the patient and have space, qualified staff, and suitable treatment. Transfers require qualified transport staff, suitable equipment, needed life suppo… - Emergency providers gain defined legal protections: benefit, low. Facilities cannot punish providers for providing or refusing emergency services, including refusing to transfer a patient whose emergency condition remains unstable. Facilities and providers do not violate these emergency-care rules when proper screening finds and records no emergency condition. Th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-05-03 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 42 | 21 | | | 2025-05-02 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.004) | fail | 21 | 40 | | | 2025-05-02 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.002) | fail | 20 | 42 | | | 2025-05-02 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 20 | 42 | | | 2025-05-02 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.003) | fail | 20 | 41 | | | 2025-05-02 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.007) | fail | 20 | 42 | | | 2025-05-02 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.008) | fail | 20 | 42 | | | 2025-05-02 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.005) | fail | 19 | 42 | | | 2025-04-30 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-130 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-04-28 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-130 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 9 | 4 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-130, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-130, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 5 | 2 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-05-14: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-13: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-06: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2025-05-03: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-05-02: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2025-04-30: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-28: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-04-23: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) - 2025-04-22: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81343/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81339/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81344/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81342/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81340/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81341/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81348/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81346/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40466/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81343/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81339/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81344/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81342/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81340/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81341/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81348/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81346/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40466/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [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) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [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-SB25-130-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).