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ColoradoSB25-1442025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Change Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance Prog

Sponsored By: Faith Winter, Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Jenny Willford (Democratic), Yara Zokaie (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Labor & Employment

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More paid leave for newborn care

Colorado’s paid leave program generally provides up to 12 weeks of benefits. Covered parents get up to 12 extra weeks while their child receives inpatient neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care. The extra leave lasts only as long as that care, up to 12 weeks. A separate allowance provides up to four extra weeks for a serious health condition related to pregnancy or childbirth complications. Both allowances can apply when their conditions are met. These leave rules apply to claims on or after the law’s effective date.

Employers get paid leave overcharge refunds

Colorado must fully refund employers overcharged for paid leave premiums because of calculation mistakes or program errors. The Department of Labor and Employment must issue those refunds before changing premium rates.

Workers’ leave premiums fall, then vary

Colorado’s paid leave premium is 0.9% of wages per employee from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025. It falls to 0.88% for January 1 through December 31, 2026. For 2027 onward, the state sets each year’s rate by September 1 of the prior year. Later rates can be higher, but cannot exceed 1.2% of wages per employee. Rates must keep at least six months of projected costs in the fund at year-end and minimize rate swings. The division must give public notice of premium changes before January 1.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Faith Winter

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Jeff Bridges

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jenny Willford

    Democratic • House

  • Yara Zokaie

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Andrew Boesenecker

    Democratic • House

  • Eliza Hamrick

    Democratic • House

  • Emily Sirota

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer Bacon

    Democratic • House

  • Jamie Jackson

    Democratic • House

  • Junie Joseph

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Katie Stewart

    Democratic • House

  • Lorena Garcia

    Democratic • House

  • Lesley Smith

    Democratic • House

  • Monica Duran

    Democratic • House

  • Meg Froelich

    Democratic • House

  • Mandy Lindsay

    Democratic • House

  • Meghan Lukens

    Democratic • House

  • Manny Rutinel

    Democratic • House

  • Naquetta Ricks

    Democratic • House

  • Rebekah Stewart

    Democratic • House

  • Rep. S. Bird

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Sean Camacho

    Democratic • House

  • Sheila Lieder

    Democratic • House

  • Tammy Story

    Democratic • House

  • Cathy Kipp

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dafna Michaelson Jenet

    Democratic • Senate

  • Iman Jodeh

    Democratic • Senate

  • Judy Amabile

    Democratic • Senate

  • James Coleman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Cutter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Marc Snyder

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mike Weissman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Nick Hinrichsen

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tom Sullivan

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 141 • No: 71

Senate vote • 4/28/2025

House amendments: Concur

Yes: 29 • No: 4

Senate vote • 4/28/2025

House amendments: Repass

Yes: 21 • No: 12

House vote • 4/25/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 42 • No: 21

House vote • 4/24/2025

Refer Senate Bill 25-144 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 9 • No: 2

House vote • 4/16/2025

Refer Senate Bill 25-144, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

Yes: 9 • No: 3

House vote • 4/16/2025

Refer Senate Bill 25-144, as amended, to the Committee on Health & Human Services.

Yes: 1 • No: 11

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 22 • No: 12

Senate vote • 3/14/2025

Refer Senate Bill 25-144 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 4 • No: 3

Senate vote • 2/25/2025

Refer Senate Bill 25-144, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

Yes: 4 • No: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    5/30/2025House

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    5/2/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor

    5/2/2025House

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

    5/1/2025Senate

  5. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

    4/28/2025Senate

  6. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    4/25/2025House

  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    4/24/2025House

  8. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

    4/24/2025House

  9. House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Appropriations

    4/16/2025House

  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/19/2025Senate

  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

    3/19/2025House

  12. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

    3/18/2025Senate

  13. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    3/14/2025Senate

  14. Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations

    2/25/2025Senate

  15. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology

    2/5/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Engrossed

    PDF

  • Final Act

    PDF

  • House Business Affairs & Labor Preamend

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • Reengrossed

    PDF

  • Rerevised

    PDF

  • Revised

    PDF

  • Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Preamend

    PDF

  • Signed Act

    PDF

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