Colorado Senate advances multiple committee recommendations, introduces bills and forwards appointments

The Colorado Senate on March 27, 2025 received committee reports recommending amendments and referrals for multiple bills, introduced new House bills addressing rural independent pharmacies and transit worker safety, and acted on procedural motions including a layover of a joint resolution and the adjournment of the day’s session.

Committee clerks reported a string of committee recommendations during the session. The Committee on Business, Labor and Technology recommended amending “House Bill 10 75” and referring it to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation and placement on the consent calendar. That committee also recommended that “House Bill 10 10” be referred to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The Committee on State Veterans and Military Affairs recommended that “House Bill 11 32” be referred to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation and that Senate Bill 1 48 be postponed indefinitely. Multiple other committees recommended referral of bills to Appropriations or the Committee of the Whole as read into the record by clerks.

The committee on health and human services reported recommended appointments for the Colorado Health Facilities Authority board of directors effective July 1, 2024, with terms expiring June 30, 2028: Daniel Thurlow of Parker (reappointed), George Gray of Denver (reappointed) and Susanna Salamon of Evergreen (appointed). The Committee on State Veterans and Military Affairs reported a recommended reappointment to the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs: Jasmine Walker Modopoli of Centennial, effective July 1, 2024, with term expiring June 30, 2028. In each case the committees recommended the appointments be placed on the consent calendar and confirmed; the committee reports themselves do not record the separate floor confirmation votes in this excerpt.

Senate joint resolution 017, introduced by Senator Liston and Representative Piglucci to designate the North Academy Bridge as the “Petty Officer First Class Daniel T. Griffin Bridge,” was laid over until Thursday, April 10, 2025, on a motion by Majority Leader Rodriguez; the motion carried on the voice vote recorded in the transcript (“The ayes have it”). Senator Schaff read the title of the resolution earlier in the proceeding.

Two House bills were read into the journal as introduced: “House Bill 12 22” by Representatives Winter and Lukens and Senator Robertson Simpson concerning measures to preserve health care access provided by rural independent pharmacies, and “House Bill 12 90” by Representatives Linstead and Valdez and Senator Mullica concerning transit worker safety. Committee referrals for many other House bills were read by clerks and placed with favorable recommendations to the Committee on Appropriations or the Committee of the Whole, with some recommended for placement on the consent calendar as noted above.

The president announced that a list of Senate bills had been signed by the president (as read in the record), and Majority Leader Rodriguez moved to adjourn; the motion to adjourn passed and the Senate recessed until 9 a.m. on Friday, March 28, 2025.

Why it matters: The committee recommendations and introductions reported on March 27 set the next procedural steps for the referenced bills — referrals to committee, placement on the consent calendar, or postponement — which determine scheduling, amendment opportunities and whether items advance toward final passage. The appointment recommendations move several board nominees toward floor confirmation via the consent calendar.