# Colorado SB25-308: Medicaid Services Related to Federal Authorizations Colorado SB25-308, Medicaid Services Related to Federal Authorizations, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-308-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-308 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Medicaid Services Related to Federal Authorizations - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-23 - Last action: 2025-05-30, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (89 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado funds Medicaid service changes: benefit, low. For 2025–26, Colorado provides its Medicaid agency $14.97 million: $12.19 million in General Fund money and $2.78 million in cash funds. This includes $2.22 million from the Affordable Housing Support Fund for Medicaid-eligible people’s medical and long-term care services. The appropriation also su… - Colorado redirects youth service funding: benefit, low. For 2025–26, Medicaid-agency transfers replace $817,784 in General Fund money for youth and community services. These services include youth homelessness prevention, youth medical care, and community-program administration. The law also adds $37,980 for human services administration and finance sta… - Colorado reinvests Medicaid social needs funding: benefit, low. Colorado creates a fund for federally authorized Medicaid services that address health-related social needs, plus related administration. Beginning June 30, 2026, annual transfers equal unused state General Fund appropriations for these services. Spending requires yearly legislative approval and do… - Colorado saves money for Medicaid reentry: benefit, low. Colorado creates a fund for federally authorized Medicaid reentry services and related administration. Services support people incarcerated, at risk of incarceration, or being released. Beginning June 30, 2026, annual transfers equal unused state General Fund appropriations for reentry services. Sp… - Colorado shifts prison health funding: mixed, low. For 2025–26, Colorado reduces General Fund support for corrections medical staff and medicines by $3.75 million. This includes $2.01 million for staff and $1.75 million for medicines. Transfers from the Medicaid agency replace that support and fund leased space, staff, operations, and medicines. Tr… - Colorado links housing funds to Medicaid: mixed, low. Colorado’s Medicaid agency can use Affordable Housing Support Fund money for federally authorized social-needs services that also meet housing-fund rules. Spending requires annual legislative approval; unused housing-fund money stays in the fund. The law clarifies which housing and local government… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-03 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 44 | 19 | | | 2025-05-01 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-308 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 30 | 5 | | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-308, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2025-05-30: 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) - 2025-05-03: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-05-02: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-05-01: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-30: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House) - 2025-04-29: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81891/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81887/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81892/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81890/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81888/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81889/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40532/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/81891/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81887/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81892/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81890/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81888/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81889/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40532/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-SB25-308-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).