HB 1177 CO Became Law
End Nursing Provider Wage Enhancement Payments
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Summary
The act prohibits the department of health care policy and financing (department) from making a wage enhancement supplemental payment to an eligible nursing home provider regardless of when the services were provided. The act reduces the 2025-26 state fiscal year appropriation to the department for medical and long-term care services for medicaid eligible individuals by $4,359,961.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (6)
- K. Brown Democratic · sponsor
- R. Taggart Republican · sponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · sponsor
- B. Kirkmeyer Republican · sponsor
- E. Sirota Democratic · sponsor
- J. Bridges Democratic · sponsor
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (12)
- Feb 27, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- Feb 26, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Feb 26, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Feb 20, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Feb 19, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Feb 17, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower
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