# Colorado SB25-226: Extending Spinal & Related Medicine Program

Colorado SB25-226, Extending Spinal & Related Medicine Program, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado SB25-226
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Extending Spinal & Related Medicine Program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican), Shannon Bird
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Public Health, Health Care & Health Insurance
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 11 (380 yes, 38 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Disability therapy program continues until 2030: benefit, low. Colorado continues the Complementary and Integrative Medicine program beyond its pilot stage, moving its sunset from September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2030. The law extends eligibility to people completely unable to walk independently because of multiple sclerosis, brain injury, spina bifida, musc…
- Colorado funds Medicaid care and administration: benefit, low. For state budget year 2025–26, Colorado provides $1.214019 million for Medicaid medical and long-term care services to implement the law. It also provides $66,637 for the health care department’s executive office: $65,487 for staff and $1,150 for operating costs. Both amounts come from the general…
- Therapy participants must use licensed providers: cost, low. The complementary care program covers only chiropractic care, massage therapy, and acupuncture delivered by licensed providers. Providers with certification but no license no longer qualify to deliver covered services. This narrows the provider choices available to participants.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shannon Bird
- Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Feret (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Conference committee report: Adopt ccr | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 50 | 15 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Conference committee report: Adopt | pass | 53 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 |   | Adopt the first draft conference committee report of the first conference committee on SB 25-226 | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Conference committee report: Byd scp | pass | 61 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | House amendments: Not concur appt cc | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 57 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-226, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-226 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-20: Governor Signed (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2025-05-02: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (House)
- 2025-04-23: Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-09: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House)
- 2025-04-08: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-04-03: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83876/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83872/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83877/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83875/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83873/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83874/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40770/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/83876/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83872/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83877/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83875/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83873/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83874/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40770/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-226-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).