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Senate approves standardized firearm serial-number check procedure bill
Summary
Senate Bill 205, establishing a standardized procedure for federal firearms licensees to request firearm serial number checks and penalties for failure to report, passed the Colorado Senate on April 8, 2025, by a 23-11 vote.
The Colorado Senate on April 8, 2025, passed Senate Bill 205 on third reading by a vote of 23-11. The bill, described in the title as creating a standardized procedure for a federal firearms licensee to request a firearm serial number check and imposing a penalty under certain circumstances, was moved by Senator Hendrickson.
Senator Hendrickson asked for an recorded "Aye" vote; the motion for final passage drew no extended floor debate in the transcript excerpt. The clerk read the bill title on the floor before the motion.
The floor tally was recorded as 23 yeas and 11 nays (0 absent, 1 excused). The transcript explicitly lists the senators recorded as voting no during the roll call: Senators Kirkmeyer, Rich, Baisley, Catlin, Liston, Pelton R., Carson, Bright, Simpson and Pelton B. The recorded tally in the transcript is 23–11.
The transcript does not include the bill text, implementing regulations, or penalty specifics beyond what the title describes. No committee amendments or follow-up instructions are recorded in the provided excerpt.
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