Colorado 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House 12 D cosponsors

HB 25-1011 — Private Equity Acquisition of Child Care Centers

Last action — Senate Third Reading Lost - No Amendments

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

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The bill requires a child care center owned by an institutional investment entity to meet the following requirements: in order to receive state funding: The child care center may only charge a wait list fee of no more than $25; and The child care center shall post and update accurate child care pricing on the child care center's website; The bill allows the department to take disciplinary action against a child care center if the child care center does not comply with posting its pricing online. The bill requires an institutional investment entity to meet the following requirements: in order to receive state funding: Allow a child care center to maintain ownership of the property used to operate the child care center; and Upon acquisition of a child care center, provide Provide at least a 60-day notice to all child care center employees and families with children enrolled at the child care center if the institutional investment entity intends to lay off child care center employees or change enrollment or eligibility requirements for the child care center. The requirements of the bill apply only to institutional investment entities that own 5 or more child care centers and to child care centers that are owned by an institutional investment entity that owns 5 or more child care centers. The bills allows the department to require an institutional investment entity to annually submit information about the institutional investment entity's financial condition. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill Text

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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.
25-0090.01 Chelsea Princell x4335 HOUSE BILL 25-1011 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Garcia and Sirota, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Kipp and Jodeh, House Committees Senate Committees Health & Human Services Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGREQUIREMENTSFORCHILDCARECENTERSOWNEDBYAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT ENTITY .
25-0090.01 Chelsea Princell x4335 HOUSE BILL 25-1011 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Garcia and Sirota, Bacon, Brown, Froelich, Joseph, Lindsay, Story, Valdez, Willford, Zokaie SENATE SPONSORSHIP Kipp and Jodeh, House Committees Senate Committees Health & Human Services Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGREQUIREMENTSFORCHILDCARECENTERSOWNEDBYAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT ENTITY .
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 requires a child care center owned by an institutional investment entity to meet the following requirements in order to receive state funding:
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and i 5 ! The child care center shall post and update accurate child a 0 S R , O n h Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
and i a 2 ! The child care center shall post and update accurate child E e 2 U d 4 O 2 c Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
H 2 r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing ldw.
H d a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.d M Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Senate Third Reading Lost - No Amendments

  2. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  3. Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/07/2025 - No Amendments

  4. Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  5. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology

  6. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

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

  9. House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations

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

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 88 not signed on · 49 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (88)

88 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

BILL

Failed 16 Yea · 18 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 14700
Republican 01001
Unaffiliated 2100
Total 161801
% of votes cast 46%51%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Lundeen — Nay
President — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Nay
Dylan Roberts Democrat Nay
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Nay
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Katie Wallace Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Nay
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Nay
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Nay
Matt Ball Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Nay
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Byron Pelton Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
John Carson Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Lisa Frizell Republican Not Voting
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay
Scott Bright Republican Nay

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COW *

Failed 15 Yea · 20 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 31800
Republican 11000
Unaffiliated 1200
Total 152000
% of votes cast 43%57%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Lundeen — Yea
President — Nay
Winter F. — Nay
Cathy Kipp Democrat Nay
Chris Kolker Democrat Nay
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Nay
Dylan Roberts Democrat Nay
Iman Jodeh Democrat Nay
Janice Marchman Democrat Nay
Jeff Bridges Democrat Nay
Jessie Danielson Democrat Nay
Judy Amabile Democrat Nay
Julie Gonzales Democrat Nay
Katie Wallace Democrat Nay
Kyle Mullica Democrat Nay
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Nay
Lisa Cutter Democrat Nay
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matt Ball Democrat Nay
Mike Weissman Democrat Nay
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Nay
Tom Sullivan Democrat Nay
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Byron Pelton Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
John Carson Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lisa Frizell Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Rod Pelton Republican Yea
Scott Bright Republican Yea

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BILL

Passed 38 Yea · 23 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 0400
Democrat 38004
Republican 01900
Total 382304
% of votes cast 58%35%0%6%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Nay
Bird — Nay
Pugliese — Nay
Garcia Sander — Nay
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Amy Paschal Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cecelia Espenoza Democrat Yea
Chad Clifford Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Gretchen Rydin Democrat Yea
Jacque Phillips Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Katie Stewart Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lesley Smith Democrat Yea
Lindsay Gilchrist Democrat Yea
Lisa Feret Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Manny Rutinel Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Michael Carter Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Not Voting
Rebekah Stewart Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Not Voting
Sean Camacho Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Not Voting
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Not Voting
Yara Zokaie Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Nay
Brandi Bradley Republican Nay
Carlos Barron Republican Nay
Chris Richardson Republican Nay
Dan Woog Republican Nay
Dusty Johnson Republican Nay
Jarvis Caldwell Republican Nay
Ken DeGraaf Republican Nay
Larry Don Suckla Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Max Brooks Republican Nay
Rebecca Keltie Republican Nay
Rick Taggart Republican Nay
Ron Weinberg Republican Nay
Ryan Gonzalez Republican Nay
Scott Bottoms Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 25-1011 do?
The bill requires a child care center owned by an institutional investment entity to meet the following requirements: in order to receive state funding: The child care center may only charge a wait list fee of no more than $25; and The child care center shall post and update accurate child care pricing on the child care center's website; The bill allows the department to take disciplinary action against a child care center if the child care center does not comply with posting its pricing online. The bill requires an institutional investment entity to meet the following requirements: in order to receive state funding: Allow a child care center to maintain ownership of the property used to operate the child care center; and Upon acquisition of a child care center, provide Provide at least a 60-day notice to all child care center employees and families with children enrolled at the child care center if the institutional investment entity intends to lay off child care center employees or change enrollment or eligibility requirements for the child care center. The requirements of the bill apply only to institutional investment entities that own 5 or more child care centers and to child care centers that are owned by an institutional investment entity that owns 5 or more child care centers. The bills allows the department to require an institutional investment entity to annually submit information about the institutional investment entity's financial condition. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Who sponsors HB 25-1011?
HB 25-1011 is sponsored by Yara Zokaie (Democrat), Jenny Willford (Democrat), Alex Valdez (Democrat), Tammy Story (Democrat), Mandy Lindsay (Democrat), Junie Joseph (Democrat), Meg Froelich (Democrat), Kyle Brown (Democrat), Jennifer Bacon (Democrat), Iman Jodeh (Democrat), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), Emily Sirota (Democrat), and Lorena García.
What is the current status of HB 25-1011?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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