# Colorado SB25-297: Implementation of Colorado Natural Medicine Initiative Colorado SB25-297, Implementation of Colorado Natural Medicine Initiative, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lisa Feret (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-297-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-297 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Implementation of Colorado Natural Medicine Initiative - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-15 - Last action: 2025-06-03, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Lisa Feret (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Business & Economic Development, Health Care & Health Insurance, Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana, Professions & Occupations, Public Health, State Revenue & Budget - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (95 yes, 44 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Governor can pardon natural medicine possession: benefit, medium. Colorado’s governor may grant class pardons to people convicted of possessing natural medicine as defined by state law. The usual application requirements covered by this provision do not apply to these defendants. A pardon is not automatic, and the governor may make inquiries before deciding. - Colorado tracks natural medicine safety: benefit, low. Colorado’s health department runs a pilot tracking natural medicine health effects, police incidents, health-system impacts, and consumer complaints. It collects available data without personal identifiers and shares relevant data for public annual reports that protect participant identities. Work… - Natural medicine data gets privacy protections: benefit, low. With sufficient funding, Colorado’s health department must maintain a natural medicine database with personal identifiers removed. The database is confidential and proprietary, and public-records requests cannot obtain it. It is also protected from subpoenas, discovery, and use as evidence in priva… - Natural medicine providers face reporting rules: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, natural medicine facilitators and healing centers must report data to Colorado’s health department. Reports cover participant demographics, services, session results, health outcomes, and information from before and after sessions. The data must not identify participants, an… - Natural medicine oversight funding falls: cost, low. For fiscal year 2025-26, the law cuts Colorado’s Department of Revenue natural medicine funding by $78,287. The cut comes from the regulated natural medicines division cash fund. The related staffing allocation falls by one full-time-equivalent position. This budget change does not directly change… - Natural medicine businesses face licensing changes: mixed, low. Owner and employee license applicants receive name-based court-record checks instead of fingerprint checks, and may pay check and investigation costs. The state may issue conditional licenses, but can deny applications after completed checks show applicants do not qualify. Healing centers must be o… - Natural medicine products face consumer safeguards: mixed, low. The state must set clear label rules for natural medicine products. Labels cannot appeal to people under 21, use “candy” or “candies,” or cause confusion with trademarked foods. Restrictions include colors, pictures, and cartoons aimed at young people. The state may require manufacturers to registe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lisa Feret (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 43 | 22 | | | 2025-05-03 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-297 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-05-01 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-297 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 10 | 2 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-297, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-297, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (15) - 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) - 2025-05-05: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-05-03: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-05-03: House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-05-01: House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-04-30: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance (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 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81914/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81910/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81915/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81913/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81911/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81912/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40535/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/81914/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81910/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81915/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81913/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81911/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81912/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40535/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-SB25-297-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).