End Nursing Provider Wage Enhancement Payments
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning ending wage enhancement supplemental payments to nursing home providers, and, in connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.
Bill 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.)
Prime Sponsors
Representative
Kyle Brown
Representative
Rick Taggart
Senator
Judy Amabile
Senator
Barbara Kirkmeyer
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Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1177 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1177 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
33
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
60
AYE
3
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/27/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 02/26/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 02/26/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 02/26/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 02/20/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/19/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/18/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 02/17/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations |
| 02/12/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/11/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/10/2026 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/06/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations |
Prime Sponsor
Sponsor
Co-Sponsor
| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/27/2026 | 1 | End Nursing Provider Wage Enhancement Payments |