HB 1177: End Nursing Provider Wage Enhancement Payments - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 5 edits · Feb 25, 2026

MODERATE

This bill was finalized to prohibit the state from making wage enhancement supplemental payments to nursing home providers for services delivered after the effective date, regardless of when the services were actually performed. The final version also includes standard legislative signing instructions and clarifies the funding sources for the appropriation, ensuring the reduction in funds is properly accounted for in the state budget.

Scope change

The scope of the prohibition was clarified to apply to all future payments regardless of when the underlying services were delivered, closing a potential loophole present in earlier drafts.

ELIGIBILITY

The prohibition on wage enhancement payments now explicitly applies to payments made on or after the effective date, even if the services were provided before that date.

TECHNICAL

Added a note confirming the bill is prepared for signatures by legislative officers and the Governor.

Included standard explanatory notes regarding how to interpret the text (e.g., capital letters indicate new material, dashes indicate deletions).

Added a Safety Clause declaration stating the bill is necessary for the preservation of public health and safety.

FISCAL

Reformatted the appropriation table to include a 'TOTALS PART VI' row and clarified the specific fund sources for the reduced appropriation amount.

Revised → Rerevised · 2 edits · Feb 20, 2026

MINOR

The bill was re-revised to include all amendments adopted by the Senate, updating the status to '3rd Reading Unamended' with a new date of February 20, 2026. The text also reorganized the funding breakdown for public emergency medical transportation, consolidating line items and removing specific line breaks between funding sources to improve readability.

TIMELINE

The bill's status was updated from 'Revised' to 'Rerevised' and the date was set to February 20, 2026, indicating the Senate has completed its review without further amendments.

TECHNICAL

The formatting of the funding allocation section was adjusted; specific line breaks between funding sources were removed to consolidate the text.

Reengrossed → Revised · 4 edits · Feb 19, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered and its title was updated to clarify that it concerns ending wage enhancement supplemental payments to nursing home providers. The text was reorganized to reflect amendments adopted on second reading in the second house, and specific funding line items were removed from the summary section.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on ending wage enhancement supplemental payments to nursing home providers, but the legislative history and formatting have been updated to reflect recent amendments.

TECHNICAL

The bill's status label changed from 'REENGROSSED' to 'REVISED' to indicate it includes amendments adopted on second reading in the second house.

The bill number was updated from LLS NO. 26-0833.01 to LLS NO. 26-1177.01, and the sponsor name was updated from Conrad Imel to Brown and Taggart, Sirota, McCluskie.

The bill title was expanded to explicitly state it concerns ending wage enhancement supplemental payments to nursing home providers.

Several specific funding source line items (including amounts from the Medicaid Buy-In Cash Fund, Tobacco Tax Cash Fund, and Tobacco Education Programs Fund) were removed from the bill summary.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Feb 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, updating the title page and summary to reflect the current legislative status. A new provision was added to clarify that the bill summary applies only to the unamended version and directs users to the legislature's website for the updated summary of the reengrossed bill. Additionally, the text detailing the specific funding sources for the Tobacco Education Programs Fund was removed, likely to be replaced by updated figures in the final version.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding funding allocations was modified by removing specific dollar amounts and source descriptions, indicating these figures were updated or replaced in the reengrossed version.

TIMELINE

Added a note clarifying that the bill summary reflects the unamended version and directing readers to the legislature's website for the reengrossed summary.

FISCAL

Removed specific line items detailing funding amounts from the Tobacco Education Programs Fund, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund, Denver Health transfer, and Service Fee Fund.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill status from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' and added new sponsors (McCluskie) to the House sponsorship list.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Feb 11, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was updated from an 'Introduced' version to an 'Engrossed' version, indicating it has passed the House and includes all amendments. The document now displays a specific adoption date of February 11, 2026, and page numbering was adjusted to reflect the new version. While the text surrounding a prohibition on wage enhancements for nursing homes remains present, the specific funding details and line items that were previously listed have been removed from this view.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding nursing home payments appears unchanged in the provided text, but the document status has shifted to include all adopted amendments.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was changed from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' to reflect that the House has completed its consideration and incorporated all amendments.

Detailed line-item funding breakdowns and specific dollar amounts for transfers between state departments were removed from the text.

TIMELINE

A specific date, February 11, 2026, was added to indicate when the House amendments were adopted.

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