ColoradoCoverage for Pregnancy-Related Services
What it does
During the 2024 general election, Colorado voters approved Amendment 79, which:
More detail
Repealed the state constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for abortions; and Added a state constitutional amendment recognizing the right to an abortion and prohibiting Colorado state and local governments from denying, impeding, or discriminating against the exercise of that right, including prohibiting health insurance companies from excluding coverage for abortion.
The act makes conforming changes to state law relating to abortion care as a result of Amendment 79.
Current law requires the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing to authorize medicaid reimbursement for family-planning-related services. The act expands the definition of "family-planning-related services" to include abortion care. The act requires the medical services board to include abortion care in the schedule of health-care services available for pregnant persons enrolled in the children's basic health plan.
$2,928,800 is appropriated to the department of health care policy and financing from the general fund for other medical services, including abortion care. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 24Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 14Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 11Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 10Signed by the President of the Senate
- Apr 6House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded LO. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded PREV ? Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 4House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded AMD. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 4House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Mar 25House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 13Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesMinor
- Mar 12Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded COW *. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 7Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 5Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 26Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced