Colorado 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 24-018 — Physician Assistant Licensure Compact

Last action — Governor Signed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on May 17, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 94% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The act enacts the "Physician Assistant Licensure Compact" (compact). The compact is designed to enable a physician assistant with a license in a state that has signed the compact (participating state) to more easily become authorized to practice in any other participating state. Participating states and physician assistants must meet specific conditions enumerated in the compact to participate in the compact. The compact allows only the participating state where a physician assistant is licensed to discipline the physician assistant, but allows a participating state where the physician assistant is practicing, but is not licensed, to revoke the physician assistant's authority to practice in that state. The act authorizes the Colorado medical board (board) to promulgate rules and to facilitate Colorado's participation in the compact, including notifying the Compact Commission (commission) established by the compact of any adverse action taken by the board against a physician assistant licensed in Colorado or practicing in Colorado under the compact. The commission includes a delegate from each participating state and has the powers and duties set forth in the act. The compact becomes effective on the date the compact is enacted in the seventh participating state. APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

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Second Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
24-0461.01 Josh Schultz x5486 SENATE BILL 24-018 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Simpson and Michaelson Jenet, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Amabile and Winter T., Senate Committees House Committees Health & Human Services Finance Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE ENACTMENT OF THE "P HYSICIAN A SSISTANT L ICENSURE C OMPACT ", AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
24-0461.01 Josh Schultz x5486 SENATE BILL 24-018 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Simpson and Michaelson Jenet, Bridges, Buckner, Cutter, Exum, Fields, Ginal, Jaquez Lewis, Marchman, Pelton B., Pelton R., Priola, Will, Winter F., Zenzinger HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Amabile and Winter T., Senate Committees House Committees Health & Human Services Finance Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE ENACTMENT OF THE "P HYSICIAN ASSISTANT L ICENSURE C OMPACT ", AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
Bill Summary (Note:
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This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill enacts the "Physician Assistant Licensure Compact" (compact).
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The compact is designed to enable a physician assistant with a license in a state that has signed the compact (participating state) to g d moreeasilybecomeauthorizedtopracticeinanyotherparticipatingstate.
The compact is designed to enable a physician assistant with a license in a state that has signed the compact (participating state) to i moreeasilybecomeauthorizedtopracticeinanyotherparticipatingstate.
e 2 Participating states and physician assistants must meet specific T R , A n 1 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
a 2 Participating states and physician assistants must meet specific E R 2 T d 5 N 2 1 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
E d h Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
S e r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n a Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

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

  8. House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  9. House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Finance

  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services

  12. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  13. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  14. Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  15. Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance

  16. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

BILL

Passed 60 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 35000
Unaffiliated 16001
Republican 9202
Total 60203
% of votes cast 92%3%0%5%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Not Voting
Epps — Yea
Evans — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Marvin — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Parenti — Yea
Pugliese — Yea
Vigil — Yea
Young — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Chad Clifford Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Manny Rutinel Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Yea
Brandi Bradley Republican Yea
Ken DeGraaf Republican Not Voting
Lisa Frizell Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Rick Taggart Republican Yea
Ron Weinberg Republican Yea
Scott Bottoms Republican Not Voting
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Yea

BILL

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Democrat 14000
Unaffiliated 14000
Total 35000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Will — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Byron Pelton Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Rod Pelton Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 24-018 do?
The act enacts the "Physician Assistant Licensure Compact" (compact). The compact is designed to enable a physician assistant with a license in a state that has signed the compact (participating state) to more easily become authorized to practice in any other participating state. Participating states and physician assistants must meet specific conditions enumerated in the compact to participate in the compact. The compact allows only the participating state where a physician assistant is licensed to discipline the physician assistant, but allows a participating state where the physician assistant is practicing, but is not licensed, to revoke the physician assistant's authority to practice in that state. The act authorizes the Colorado medical board (board) to promulgate rules and to facilitate Colorado's participation in the compact, including notifying the Compact Commission (commission) established by the compact of any adverse action taken by the board against a physician assistant licensed in Colorado or practicing in Colorado under the compact. The commission includes a delegate from each participating state and has the powers and duties set forth in the act. The compact becomes effective on the date the compact is enacted in the seventh participating state. APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 24-018?
SB 24-018 is sponsored by Cleave Simpson (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democrat), Ty Winter (Republican), and Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 24-018?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.
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