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Colorado Senate adopts multiple bills on third reading, including wireless assistance and paid family leave
Summary
The Colorado State Senate completed third-reading passage on several bills March 20, 2025, approving measures on wireless communications assistance, state revenue classification, opioid antagonist prescribing, unit-owner protections, equestrian measures, and paid family and medical leave; the chamber also adopted a resolution recognizing Nowruz.
The Colorado State Senate voted on third reading and passed multiple bills March 20, 2025, including Senate Bill 31 on wireless communication assistance, Senate Bill 173 on revenue classification, Senate Bill 164 on opioid antagonist prescribing, House Bill 1043 on unit-owner enforcement protections, Senate Bill 149 on measures affecting equestrians, and Senate Bill 144 amending the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 013 recognizing Nowruz.
The measures were presented for final passage on third reading with sponsors moving passage and the clerk reading titles. Vote tallies reported on the floor were: Senate Bill 31 — 31 ayes, 3 noes, 1 vacant; Senate Bill 173 — 22 ayes, 12 noes, 1 vacant; Senate Bill 164 — 32 ayes, 2 noes, 1 vacant; House Bill 1043 — 23 ayes, 11 noes, 1 vacant; Senate Bill 149 — 28 ayes, 6 noes, 1 vacant; Senate Bill 144 — 22 ayes, 12 noes, 1 vacant. Senate Joint Resolution 013 was adopted by voice with a recorded vote of 34 ayes, 0 noes, and 1 vacant.
Senate Bill 31, sponsored by Senator Roberts and Representatives Soper and Velasco, concerns government agency assistance and services related to wireless communication; Senator Roberts moved for passage on third reading and requested an up-or-down vote, and the clerk recorded a final tally of 31 ayes and 3 noes. Senate Bill 173, sponsored by Senator Weisman and Representatives Garcia and Gonzocai, concerns the classification of certain state revenue for purposes of calculating state fiscal year spending under Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution; the Senate recorded 22 ayes and 12 noes. Senate Bill 164, sponsored by Senators Winter and Marchman and Representatives Jackson and antagonists, requires the State Board of Health to determine to whom a prescriber may prescribe or dispense an opioid antagonist and to consult the Colorado Youth Advisory Council on youth opioid issues; the recorded vote was 32 ayes and 2 noes.
House Bill 1043, sponsored by Representatives Ricks and Bacon and Senator Exum, concerns protections for unit owners in relation to enforcement actions by unit owners associations and passed with 23 ayes and 11 noes. Senate Bill 149, carried by Senator Doherty with Representative Vare listed in the title, addresses measures affecting equestrians and passed 28–6. Senate Bill 144, sponsored by Senators Winter and Bridges and Representatives Wilford and Zakai, makes changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act and passed 22–12. Senate Joint Resolution 013, offered by Senator Judah and Representative Zakai, designates March 20, 2025, as Nowruz and was adopted unanimously among those voting.
Most of the measures were taken on final passage with little floor debate recorded in the provided transcript; when discussion occurred it was brief and primarily expressions of thanks or personal remarks. Several bills listed cosponsors on the floor during the roll call. The clerk and presiding officer conducted the votes and announced the tallies as recorded on the audio transcript.
A number of committee reports and appointment confirmations were also read into the record during the same session; the Senate laid over second-reading general orders until Thursday, March (date stated on the floor) and recessed until 11 a.m. as announced by the majority leader.
