SB25-124
Reducing Costs of Health Care for Patients
2025 Regular Session · Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Adhere · by J. Gonzales, B. Kirkmeyer, K. Brown · full text and history
Latest floor vote
Senate Floor, 2025-05-07: Pass, 24 ayes, 11 noes, 0 not voting · House Amendments ADHERE
Aye (24): Barbara Kirkmeyer R, Byron Pelton R, Chris Kolker D, Cleave Simpson R, Faith Winter , Iman Jodeh D, Janice Marchman D, Jeff Bridges D, Jessie Danielson D, John Carson R, Julie Gonzales D, Katie Wallace D, Larry Liston R, Lindsey Daugherty D, Lisa Frizell R, Marc Catlin R, Marc Snyder D, Mark Baisley R, Mike Weissman D, Paul Lundeen , Robert Rodriguez D, Rod Pelton R, Scott Bright R, Tony Exum D
No (11): Cathy Kipp D, Dafna Michaelson Jenet D, Dylan Roberts D, James Coleman D, Janice Rich R, Judy Amabile D, Kyle Mullica D, Lisa Cutter D, Matt Ball D, Nick Hinrichsen D, Tom Sullivan D
Who lobbied on it
98 clients of professional lobbyists reported a position on SB25-124 (their latest). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
Supporting (18): AFSCME · Collective Strategies · Colorado AFL-CIO · Colorado AFL-CIO-- Red Rock Strategies, LLC · Communications Workers of America · Denver Joint Electrical Joint Industry Promotional Fund · Gilead Sciences, Inc · Gold Dome Access LLC · Gold Dome Access, LLA · IBEW Local 111 · New Era Colorado · Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. · Rocky Mountain Pipe Trades District Council 5 · Sanofi -- 5280 Strategies · Save 340-B · Teamsters Local Union No. 455 · Westminster Chamber of Commerce · Young Invincibles
Opposing (41): AbbVie · Advent Health · Amgen · Banner Health · Biotechnology Innovation Organization · Bristol-Myers Squibb · CHAIN · COPIC · Children's Hospital Colorado · Colorado Access · Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council · Colorado BioScience Association · Colorado Building and Construction Trades Council · Colorado Community Health Network · Colorado Concern · Colorado Hospital Association · Colorado Hospital Association c/o JLH Consulting and Public Affairs · Colorado Pharmacists Society · Colorado Psychiatric Society · Colorado Rural Health Center · Common Spirit · CommonSpirit · Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium · Eli Lilly & CO · Heart of the Rockies · Intermountain Health · League of Women Voters of Colorado · Lincoln Health · Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corporation · National Jewish Health · Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of American · Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) · Pioneers Medical Center · RxPlus Pharmacies · SANOFI · Sanofi US · UC Health · UCHealth · University of Colorado Health · Wray Community District Hospital · Wray Community Hospital
Amending (9): Colorado Wins · Healthcare Distribution Alliance · Independent Pharmacy Cooperative · Johnson & Johnson · Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. · Lupus Colorado · Lupus Foundation of Colorado · Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) · Servicios Sigue
Monitoring (30): American Academy of Pediatrics · American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network · Boehringer - Ingelheim · COALITION FOR MEDICAL REFORM · Cigna Corporate Services, LLC · Cigna Group · Colorado Association of Health Plans · Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials · Colorado Catholic Conference · Colorado Center on Law and Policy · Colorado Consumer Health Initiative · Colorado Medical Society · Colorado Nurses Association · Colorado Organization Responding to AIDS · Colorado Safety Net Collaborative · Craig Hospital · Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc. · Genentech, A member of the Roche Group · Genmab · Health District of Northern Larimer County · Healthcare Distribution Alliance c/o MultiState Associates LLC · McKesson Corporation · Pfizer · Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains · Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers · Teva Pharmeceuticals USA, Inc · The Boulder Chamber · UCB, Inc. · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. · Vivent Health
Every recorded vote
| Date | Where | Result | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-19 | Senate Health & Human Services Refer Senate Bill 25-124, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | Pass | 6 | 3 |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate Floor Third Reading BILL | Pass | 20 | 14 |
| 2025-05-03 | House Health & Human Services Refer Senate Bill 25-124, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | Pass | 12 | 1 |
| 2025-05-06 | House Floor Third Reading BILL | Pass | 42 | 23 |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate Floor House Amendments ADHERE | Pass | 24 | 11 |