Colorado 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 40 D cosponsors

SB 25-017 — Measures to Support Early Childhood Health

Last action — Governor Signed

  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 08, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on June 04, 2025.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 44 sponsors

    4 primary, 40 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (40 D).

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Summary

The act implements and describes the operation of the pediatric primary care practice program (primary care program) in the department of early childhood (department). The purpose of the primary care program is to provide funding and support to a pediatric primary care medical practice (medical practice) to integrate into the medical practice a professional who specializes in whole-child and whole-family health and well-being. The department shall contract with an implementation partner (primary care partner) to implement, operate, and administer the primary care program. The primary care partner shall create and implement a team-based, research-informed pediatric primary care practice evidence-based model (evidence-based model). The evidence-based model must be a comprehensive approach to guide pediatric care medical practices to deliver services to children from birth to 3 years of age and their families. The primary care partner shall: Establish an application and selection process with the department for select medical practices to participate in the primary care program; Review applications from medical practices and select applicants to participate in the primary care program; Work with selected applicants to complete assessments on the applicants' community health-care systems, health and well-being practices, and related concerns; and Train and support the medical practices selected to participate in the primary care program to maintain fidelity to the evidence-based model. The executive director of the department may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of the primary care program. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of SB 25-017 has been updated to clarify its focus on supporting early childhood health through the integration of healthcare systems. It now explicitly mentions the establishment of a "Pediatric Primary Care Practice Program," indicating a more structured approach to enhancing pediatric care in communities. This change matters because it emphasizes a targeted strategy to improve health outcomes for young children, potentially leading to better access to necessary healthcare services in local areas.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
25-0522.01 Alana Rosen x2606 SENATE BILL 25-017 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Cutter and Jodeh, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Joseph and Zokaie, Senate Committees House Committees Health & Human Services Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING MEASURES TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH BY INTEGRATINGEARLYCHILDHOODHEALTH -CARESYSTEMSINTO COMMUNITIES .
25-0522.01 Alana Rosen x2606 SENATE BILL 25-017 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Cutter and Jodeh, Amabile, Coleman, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Michaelson Jenet, Wallace, Weissman, Winter F.
Bill Summary (Note:
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Joseph and Zokaie, Senate Committees House Committees Health & Human Services Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING MEASURES TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH BY INTEGRATINGEARLYCHILDHOODHEALTH -CARESYSTEMSINTO COMMUNITIES .
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 creates the child care health consultation program (consultationprogram)inthedepartmentofearlychildhood(department) to expand access to child care health consultants (consultants) and to g supportwhole-childhealthandwell-beinginlicensedandlicense-exempt d e 2 child care and learning settings.
Bill Summary e (Note:
T R 2 A 2 9 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does n notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill m 2 T n 2 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that A U 0 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at E i i S a p http://leg.colorado.gov.) R A r The bill creates the child care health consultation program 3 (consultationprogram)inthedepartmentofearlychildhood(department) to expand access to child care health consultants (consultants) and to g i supportwhole-childhealthandwell-beinginlicensedandlicense-exempt a 5 child care and learning settings.
E R 0 A n , N 2 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
E d i 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 Ap Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
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 President of the Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

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

  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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

  10. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

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

  12. Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 40 co-sponsors · 57 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (40)

Not signed on (57)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 25-017 do?
The act implements and describes the operation of the pediatric primary care practice program (primary care program) in the department of early childhood (department). The purpose of the primary care program is to provide funding and support to a pediatric primary care medical practice (medical practice) to integrate into the medical practice a professional who specializes in whole-child and whole-family health and well-being. The department shall contract with an implementation partner (primary care partner) to implement, operate, and administer the primary care program. The primary care partner shall create and implement a team-based, research-informed pediatric primary care practice evidence-based model (evidence-based model). The evidence-based model must be a comprehensive approach to guide pediatric care medical practices to deliver services to children from birth to 3 years of age and their families. The primary care partner shall: Establish an application and selection process with the department for select medical practices to participate in the primary care program; Review applications from medical practices and select applicants to participate in the primary care program; Work with selected applicants to complete assessments on the applicants' community health-care systems, health and well-being practices, and related concerns; and Train and support the medical practices selected to participate in the primary care program to maintain fidelity to the evidence-based model. The executive director of the department may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of the primary care program. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 25-017?
SB 25-017 is sponsored by Steven Woodrow (Democrat), Alex Valdez (Democrat), Tammy Story (Democrat), Katie Stewart (Democrat), Lesley Smith (Democrat), Emily Sirota (Democrat), Manny Rutinel (Democrat), Naquetta Ricks (Democrat), Amy Paschal (Democrat), Karen McCormick (Democrat), Julie McCluskie (Democrat), Bob Marshall (Democrat), Javier Mabrey (Democrat), Meghan Lukens (Democrat), Mandy Lindsay (Democrat), Sheila Lieder (Democrat), Jamie Jackson (Democrat), Eliza Hamrick (Democrat), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democrat), L. García, Meg Froelich (Democrat), Regina English (Democrat), Monica Duran (Democrat), Chad Clifford (Democrat), Michael Carter (Democrat), Sean Camacho (Democrat), Kyle Brown (Democrat), Andrew Boesenecker (Democrat), S. Bird, Jennifer Bacon (Democrat), F. Winter, Mike Weissman (Democrat), Katie Wallace (Democrat), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), Nick Hinrichsen (Democrat), Julie Gonzales (Democrat), Tony Exum (Democrat), James Coleman (Democrat), Judy Amabile (Democrat), Yara Zokaie (Democrat), Junie Joseph (Democrat), Iman Jodeh (Democrat), Lisa Cutter (Democrat), and Michaelson Jenet.
What is the current status of SB 25-017?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
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