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SB 25-226

Extending Spinal & Related Medicine Program

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Judy Amabile and 12 co-sponsors

Extends the Spinal & Related Medicine Program, preserving funding and administration, ensuring ongoing coverage for patients and continued work for providers, with state oversight.

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Bill Summary · SB 25-226

SB 25-226 — Extending Spinal & Related Medicine Program

Status: Governor Signed (May 20, 2025)
Introduced: March 31, 2025
Primary Sponsors: Shannon Bird, Rick Taggart, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Judy Amabile
Cosponsors: R. Stewart; K. Stewart; N. Ricks; M. Catlin; J. Bridges; E. Sirota; S. Lieder; M. Duran; L. Feret

Purpose / Intent

Based on the bill title, SB 25-226 is intended to extend an existing "Spinal & Related Medicine Program." The primary objective is to continue whatever statutory program, services, or authority previously established under that program for an additional period or permanently. The bill was enacted when the Governor signed it on May 20, 2025.

Note: The legislative text of the bill was not provided. The summary below identifies what is known from legislative metadata and outlines typical provisions and likely impacts of an “extension” bill. For exact statutory changes, review the enrolled bill text or the codified statute.

Legislative timeline (key actions)

  • 2025-03-31: Introduced in Senate; assigned to Appropriations
  • 2025-04-01: Senate Appropriations referred unamended to Committee of the Whole
  • 2025-04-02: Senate 2nd Reading Passed (no amendments)
  • 2025-04-03: Senate 3rd Reading Passed (no amendments)
  • 2025-04-03: Introduced in House; assigned to Appropriations
  • 2025-04-08–04-09: House Appropriations amended and moved; House passed 2nd reading with committee amendments; 3rd reading passed (no further amendments)
  • 2025-04-11: Senate did not concur with House amendments; conference committee requested
  • 2025-04-23: Both chambers adopted the First Conference Committee Report (repass)
  • 2025-05-01 – 05-02: Signed by leaders and sent to the Governor
  • 2025-05-20: Governor signed the bill

Likely key provisions (based on bill title)

Because the bill text is not provided, the following items describe common elements found in program-extension legislation. Confirm specifics by consulting the enrolled bill:
- Extension of program duration: continues the Spinal & Related Medicine Program beyond its prior sunset date or removes a sunset clause.
- Funding and appropriation language: may authorize continued funding, appropriate state dollars, or adjust reimbursements for services.
- Administrative authority: reaffirms or modifies the state agency or board that administers the program and reporting requirements.
- Eligibility and covered services: may restate or adjust which patients, providers, or services are eligible under the program.
- Oversight, data collection, and evaluation: could require ongoing reporting, performance measures, or audits.

Who is affected

  • Patients receiving spinal and related medical services covered under the program (continuity of care).
  • Healthcare providers and clinics participating in the program (payment, eligibility, administrative rules).
  • State agencies that administer or regulate the program (implementation and reporting duties).
  • State budget/appropriations — potential ongoing fiscal impact depending on funding provisions.
  • Insurers and payers to the extent the program interacts with public coverage or reimbursement policy.

Fiscal and procedural considerations

  • Fiscal impact depends on whether the bill includes appropriations or changes to reimbursement levels; check the fiscal note attached to the enrolled bill for concrete dollar amounts.
  • Implementation timeline and agency rulemaking (if any) will be specified in the bill text or accompanying department guidance.

Recommendation / Next steps

To understand precise legal and budgetary effects, consult:
- The enrolled bill text (official legislative website or session laws for 2025)
- The fiscal note and committee reports for SB 25-226
- The statute(s) amended or extended by this bill (look for the program’s enabling statute referenced in the bill)

If you would like, I can retrieve and summarize the enrolled bill text, fiscal note, and affected statute(s) if you provide access or allow me to fetch them.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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