SB 25-144 CO

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With regard to the family and medical leave insurance program (program), the act extends the duration of paid family and medical leave, up to an additional 12 weeks, for a parent who has a child receiving inpatient care in a neonatal intensive care unit. The act also changes the premiums financing the program benefits by extending the current premium amount, 0.9% of wages per employee, through 2025 and setting the premium amount for the 2026 calendar year at 0.88% of wages per employee. For each subsequent calendar year, the director of the division of family and medical leave insurance (director) is required set the premium on or before September 1 of the preceding year, in a manner such that: At the end of the year, the balance of the family and medical leave insurance fund (fund) is not less than 6 months' worth of projected expenditures from the fund required for performance of the functions and duties of the director; The volatility of the premium rate is minimized; and The premium amount does not exceed 1.2% of wages per employee.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Faith Winter · primary
• Jeff Bridges Democratic · primary
• Jenny Willford Democratic · primary
• Yara Zokaie Democratic · primary

1. May 30, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 2, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 2, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 1, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Apr 28, 2025 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. Apr 25, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. Apr 24, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
8. Apr 24, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. Apr 16, 2025 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
10. Mar 19, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor · lower
11. Mar 19, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
12. Mar 18, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
13. Mar 14, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
14. Feb 25, 2025 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
15. Feb 5, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology · upper