Summary — HB 25-1328: Implement Recommendations Direct Care Worker Stabilization Board
Status: Governor Signed (May 28, 2025)
Introduced: April 9, 2025
Primary sponsors: Jessie Danielson; Jeff Bridges; Emily Sirota
Full sponsor list: (see bill record) — bipartisan cosponsors from both chambers
Purpose / Intent
HB 25‑1328 directs the state to implement the recommendations produced by the Direct Care Worker Stabilization Board. The stated intent (as reflected in the bill title and bill history) is to stabilize and strengthen the direct care workforce — workers such as certified nursing assistants (CNAs), home health aides, personal care aides, and similar caregivers — to improve recruitment, retention, and quality of care in long‑term services and supports.
Key provisions (summary and likely elements)
The version text of the bill was not included in the materials provided. Based on the bill title and the typical scope of stabilization‑board recommendations, HB 25‑1328 is intended to do one or more of the following (readers should consult the enrolled bill text and fiscal note for specifics):
- Implement specific policy recommendations issued by the Direct Care Worker Stabilization Board (e.g., wage/benefit targets, retention or recruitment incentives).
- Establish funding mechanisms or appropriate appropriations to support wage increases, bonuses, training stipends, or employer grants.
- Modify rate‑setting or reimbursement rules (including Medicaid or other state payment streams) for long‑term care providers to support direct care compensation.
- Create or authorize training, certification, career‑ladder programs, and continuing education for direct care workers.
- Require employer reporting, workforce data collection, and periodic evaluation of program impact.
- Set program timelines, oversight responsibilities, and reporting requirements back to the legislature or executive branch.
Because the enrolled bill text is not included here, the above are plausible contents — not a verbatim clause list.
Who is affected
- Direct care workers (CNAs, home health aides, personal care assistants)
- Long‑term services and supports providers (nursing facilities, home‑health agencies, assisted‑living providers)
- State budget and Medicaid/health program financing (if the bill adjusts reimbursement or creates new funding)
- Consumers of long‑term care services (potentially improved access/quality if staffing stabilizes)
- The Direct Care Worker Stabilization Board and state oversight agencies (implementation and reporting duties)
Legislative and procedural timeline
- Introduced in House: April 9, 2025 (referred to Health & Human Services)
- House passed (with committee amendments noted April 25); final House passage April 28, 2025
- Introduced/assigned in Senate April 29; moved through Business, Labor & Technology and Appropriations
- Senate passed (no amendments) May 6, 2025 (third reading); enrolled and signed by legislative leaders May 14, 2025
- Sent to Governor: May 14, 2025
- Governor signed: May 28, 2025
Fiscal and effective‑date notes
The provided record does not include the bill text, fiscal note, or effective date. Implementation could have material fiscal impacts (wage/benefit changes, provider reimbursements, grant programs). For precise dollar amounts, budget language, implementation timelines, and the effective date, consult the enrolled bill text, the Legislative Council fiscal note, and the Governor’s signing documents.
Recommended next steps / where to find more information
- Review the enrolled/posted bill text for HB 25‑1328 on the Colorado General Assembly website.
- Review the bill’s fiscal note and the Direct Care Worker Stabilization Board’s final recommendations (often linked from the bill page).
- If you want, I can retrieve or summarize the enrolled bill text, fiscal note, or the Board’s recommendations — tell me which you’d like.
