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Major contested vote

- SCR 25-002 (Sen. Danielson): Proposed constitutional amendment to allow the General Assembly to enact laws enabling civil claims for childhood sexual abuse regardless of when the abuse occurred. Motion to pass failed, 23–12.

Bills passed or ordered to third reading/final passage (selected items recorded in the transcript)

- SB 132 (Marksman/Gonzales) — authorizes spirituous liquor authorities to conduct tastings (third reading/final passage). Recorded vote: 24 ayes, 11 noes; SB 132 passed.

- HB 1207 (Mabry/Duran; sponsors noted) — measures to address barriers to pet ownership in residential structures (third reading/final passage). Recorded vote: 22 ayes, 13 noes; HB 1207 passed.

- SB 11 (Doherty) — authorizes use of AI-enabled detection components for wildfire detection (final passage after floor amendments). The body adopted a vendor public-notice amendment (L‑4) and rejected donor-threshold amendments (L‑008, L‑009); final passage recorded.

- SB 50 (Judah) — requires certain government forms that collect race/ethnicity to include options for Middle Eastern/North African and South Asian respondents (passed on third reading).

- SB 64 (Marchman) — requires that schools be notified when a student experiences a traumatic event (passed after committee amendments and floor amendments).

- SB 292, SB 295, HB 1017, HB 1006 and other bills referenced on the consent and general-order calendars were adopted or ordered to third reading following committee reports; several were placed on the consent calendar after committee action (transcript records committee recommendations and adoption on the floor).

Process notes

- Many bills moved through the committee-of-the-whole and were placed on calendars for third reading/final passage. Several bills were on the consent calendar with committee recommendations in place.

- Multiple committee reports were adopted during the morning and afternoon sessions; the Senate resolved into the Committee of the Whole to consider several general-order consent calendar items.

Why this roundup: The day's work included a high-profile constitutional amendment debate (SCR 25-002) and votes on a suite of policy bills affecting public safety, education, consumer protections and administrative rules. The transcript records the most substantive debates (SCR 25-002 and SB 11) and routine final-passage actions for several bills; tallies are provided where the clerk read vote totals on the floor.

Sources: Floor transcript of Colorado Senate, April 24, 2025 (roll-call counts and committee report readings as recorded).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Colorado Senate 2025 Legislative Day 107","oneSentenceSummary","The Colorado Senate on April 24 considered a broad slate of bills and resolutions. The chamber rejected SCR 25-002 (childhood sexual abuse amendment) and approved multiple bills on third reading or by consent. This roundup lists key outcomes recorded on the floor.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",15007,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":46,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6575331,"Senate approves bill allowing AI-enabled cameras for wildfire detection after funding and privacy debate",1870,4809000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3115076-a259e7f87422910f751a04802029abf7&start=4809&end=6679","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3115076-a259e7f87422910f751a04802029abf7/thumbnail_4809000.jpg","/articles/6575331/Colorado/Senate-approves-bill-allowing-AI-enabled-cameras-for-wildfire-detection-after-funding-and-privacy-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6575331-304f300f417faa97d1b0c1c58dd577be/orig.mp4?Expires=1775656093&Signature=L0Kw2hCmrjjVRcFFCMRjeqt03WS52Lwrt0D1SE5g5uyK-Vhw36MwBIUiPt9l9dkFfqGyxZRQhfzrd67iWEnwHjKw3T2s3Z9zgE91s3d0z30Y0hIzDkHLW4K8dp~Ju5ErR47asuMdQUzoD0lKNUFOb1dnmN1V56p9yHSGcr9yDO97-u1j2zlJOhBMbM0mlFr-LkhV3yx1JnYtCn8mSQG-anEui-nk7BeWny8ee5ySWDeDDq2Qt68b84SRC~LzD2a7pBbuU6jg1IdWF925nkAVMj6PAdreFLThYmWd69Ss3HU1Pp34oz5Yvt9Bocg3pdRyGh~OcdANxKQypvEeCgEkLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 11, which authorizes use of artificial intelligence–enabled detection components for wildfire detection and mitigation, passed the Senate after committee reports and floor amendment votes.

Sponsor Senator Doherty framed the bill as a tool to introduce technology to wildfire detection and asked for an I vote. \"This bill has a lot to do with cameras and wildfire management,\" Senator Simpson told colleagues, speaking in support. The bill directs the Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) to use allowable technologies, including camera-based detection with AI, to help identify fires earlier.

Privacy and procurement safeguards: The Transportation and Energy Committee adopted amendments and the floor considered a packet of technical and policy changes. Senators adopted amendment L-4, a Transportation & Energy committee report amendment requiring a vendor to provide public notice if cameras are installed. The clerk read amendment L-4 and the body adopted it by voice vote: \"Amendment L4 is adopted,\" the chair announced.

Funding and fiscal debate: A sustained portion of floor debate addressed how the bill would be financed. The original proposal had relied on a public–private approach and earlier fiscal notes mentioned a multi‑million-dollar estimate. Senators raised concerns that unspecified \"gifts, grants, and donations\" could be used to start a program that later would require ongoing general fund support. Senator Kirkmeyer proposed two amendments (L-008 and L-009) that would have created explicit time-limited triggers (repeal or prohibition on general-fund requests unless threshold donations were secured). Both amendments were debated and lost. As Senator Kirkmeyer explained, his amendments would ensure the program is demonstrably funded by donations before statutory authority continued beyond three years.

Privacy and limits: Supporters stressed the bill includes privacy-related language and clarifying amendments. Sponsor Doherty noted appropriations committee language clarified the bill \"does not cost the state any money\" under the amended approach and urged colleagues to accept the bill.

Final action: After the floor amendment votes and additional debate, the Senate passed SB 11. The transcript shows multiple amendments proposed; L-4 (privacy/public notice) was adopted, while the donor‑threshold amendments L‑008 and L‑009 failed. The bill passed third-reading later in the day.

Why it matters: The measure creates new authority for DFPC to deploy AI-enabled detection components for wildfire mitigation, paired with vendor-notice privacy language. Opponents warned the program risks future general‑fund obligations if one‑time gifts/grants are relied on and then become expected; supporters argued the bill enables a useful tool to detect wildfires earlier while preserving privacy safeguards.

Next steps: With passage in the Senate, SB 11 proceeds to the House (or next procedural step) per the legislative calendar. Implementing the program will depend on whether the DFPC secures gifts, grants, or donations and on future budget actions.","The Senate passed SB 11, a bill authorizing use of artificial-intelligence–enabled detection components in wildfire mitigation. Lawmakers debated funding, procurement and privacy provisions and rejected amendments that would have narrowed future state obligations or required minimum gifts/grants thresholds.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":44,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":50,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6575334,"Colorado Senate rejects constitutional amendment to let lawmakers expand civil claims for childhood sexual abuse",1917,4403000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3115076-a259e7f87422910f751a04802029abf7&start=2486&end=4403","/articles/6575334/Colorado/Colorado-Senate-rejects-constitutional-amendment-to-let-lawmakers-expand-civil-claims-for-childhood-sexual-abuse","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6575334-8c065b4c75a06944b0de1e20b468904c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775656093&Signature=WrO~aYcJLaZjWX5aA12Dve-kshqYjGxkJjTwes5xfoJPjyzNQJgudeYFL2elHQ-DYUcYbckz8Au4pyrC9CFpqWHMiM8FSvXCW8wNtDWCpXT1expzakTRBXyrgvuslHmkuMVBADMoSK40KhaOtkZRqOS~4Bq6so4D9H0PP5qaray2mnwZ0DX7ukFzg4ZD4U0RG4twPaXQtC1vffQxLHNBwOOEYY5HIUnW-HALM3Z7XhQEWI4p2GBoouQXDS0IPL-m77DhJB8wi15Kg-3pMscHJwJ8neWPQbVSz~nwn~pg7OfCDmf500svDXgWk7eejeUlCXrNn4bNGRbCbY7iH36T6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate on third reading debated and then rejected SCR 25-002, the \"childhood sexual abuse accountability\" amendment, after extended floor remarks and testimony from supporting and opposing senators.

Senator Dylan Danielson, the prime sponsor, opened debate by urging passage and repeatedly framed the measure as a narrow question for voters. \"I move SCR 25 dash 0 0 2, the child sexual abuse accountability amendment on third reading and final passage,\" Danielson said. He described the measure as asking voters whether the legislature should be able to enact laws to let survivors pursue civil claims when existing constitutional provisions currently limit retrospective legislation. Danielson told colleagues the change is \"to give this body the chance to do the right thing\" and said survivors had asked the chamber to \"not silence the voters of Colorado.\"

Supporters emphasized the emotional and practical burden survivors face when civil statutes of limitation prevent civil accountability. Senator Martin Genet described the measure as \"a simple request to please let us have the conversation,\" and explained from personal experience why survivors seek civil remedies in addition to criminal prosecutions. Senator Weisman placed the effort in legal context and said the resolution would return to Colorado the same authority many other states have: \"We're not doing anything really novel here,\" he said, arguing the measure asks voters whether the General Assembly should be able to change the law in limited circumstances.

Opponents framed the resolution as a rule-of-law issue. The Senate Republican caucus echoed that point in floor remarks: \"Senate Republicans unequivocally condemn anyone who commits crimes against children,\" the minority leader said, but argued SCR 25-002 \"upends numerous constitutionally and legally settled rights, including principles of legal certainty, the principle of finality of litigation, and other elements of due process.\"

The resolution required 24 votes for passage but failed on a roll call. The clerk recorded 23 ayes and 12 noes; the presiding officer announced that SCR 25-002 \"is lost.\"

Why it mattered: Supporters said the change would restore a pathway for civil accountability that the Colorado Supreme Court has restricted in prior cases and allow voters to decide whether to authorize the General Assembly to act. Opponents said the constitutional amendment would undermine settled constitutional protections and legal finality.

Votes at a glance: The motion to pass SCR 25-002 failed, 23–12.

What happens next: As a concurrent resolution proposing a constitutional amendment, SCR 25-002 would have required either a two-thirds vote in the General Assembly or a petition to place the question before voters. With the Senate vote now failed, proponents said they could pursue the alternate route (signature petitions) or continue outreach to secure additional legislative support.

Context and history: Sponsors repeatedly referenced prior legislation (a 2021 enactment described in floor remarks) that the Colorado Supreme Court later found constitutionally problematic. Danielson and others said the court's decision left survivors without the civil pathway they sought, which prompted the current ballot-amendment approach. The floor debate included multiple emotional survivor testimonies referenced by senators and a broader discussion about the intended narrow scope of the proposed change.

Ending note: The resolution drew sustained floor debate, with sponsors emphasizing survivor testimonies and opponents stressing constitutional and finality concerns. The Senate rejected sending the amendment to the ballot at this time.","After hours of emotional testimony and policy debate, the Colorado Senate voted 23-12 to reject Senate Concurrent Resolution SCR 25-002, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the General Assembly to pass laws letting survivors of childhood sexual abuse bring civil claims regardless of when the abuse occurred.","actionData","errors"]

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