# Colorado SB25-229: Reimbursement for Community Health Workers Colorado SB25-229, Reimbursement for Community Health Workers, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-229-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-229 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Reimbursement for Community Health Workers - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-31 - Last action: 2025-05-20, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican), Shannon Bird - Cosponsors: 24 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (416 yes, 55 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Community health worker payments get restructured: mixed, low. Colorado ends existing Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers and creates a replacement payment system. The state health department must pay workers who meet state training and credential requirements, subject to funding and needed federal approval. On July 1, 2025, the law requires a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Sponsor: Shannon Bird - Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Rich (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Liston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Conference committee report: Adopt ccr | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 31 | 1 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 57 | 8 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Conference committee report: Adopt | pass | 56 | 9 | | | 2025-04-17 | | Adopt the first draft conference committee report for the first conference committee on SB 25-229 with permission to make technical changes | pass | 4 | 2 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Conference committee report: Byd scp | pass | 63 | 1 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | House amendments: Not concur appt cc | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 46 | 15 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | pass | 45 | 18 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-229, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-229, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (16) - 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) - 2025-04-24: Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (Senate) - 2025-04-23: House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (House) - 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 Committee of the Whole Amendment - Change from Passed to Lost (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 with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended 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/84105/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84092/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84108/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84102/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84096/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84099/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40791/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/84105/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84092/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84108/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84102/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84096/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84099/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40791/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-SB25-229-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).