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Votes at a glance: bills the House passed March 7, 2025
Summary
A roundup of measures the House passed on March 7, including oversight rules for PERA, e-bike safety changes, lodging tax options and funeral-service consumer protections.
The Colorado House recorded floor action on several bills March 7. Below are concise summaries and the House outcomes for measures debated that day beyond the detailed stories above.
- Senate Bill 28 — PERA oversight (passed): The House agreed to require the Public Employees’ Retirement Association to conduct actuarial experience studies and periodic actuarial audits on a four-year cycle and to have the pension-review subcommittee review audit results. Sponsors said the measure strengthens financial oversight of the state pension system.
- House Bill 11-97 — e-bike safety and batteries (passed): The House approved a bill to tighten labeling for e-bike classes and to require brick-and-mortar and online sellers to ensure lithium-ion batteries meet laboratory safety standards (UL 2849 or EN 15194). Sponsors cited youth safety and battery-fire incidents as rationales.
- House Bill 12-47 — county lodging tax expansion (passed as amended): Lawmakers approved an amendment reducing the maximum proposed local lodging tax and narrowed some allowable uses; supporters said counties asked for greater flexibility to fund tourism-related burdens, while critics warned against expanding local taxes and diluting the tax’s original promotional purpose.
- House Bill 12-66 — Colorado American Indian Recognition Day (passed): The House established an observed state holiday to recognize American Indian contributions. Floor conversation included stakeholder requests to consider the exact date and to coordinate with tribal leaders.
- House Bill 12-17 — funeral services and pre-need protections (passed): The measure clarifies that certain transportation protection agreements are separate from pre-need contracts and creates consumer-protection violations, and it establishes criminal consequences for wrongful use of client funds by funeral directors.
- House Bill 12-03 — cell-cultivated meat labeling (passed, covered above): Requires clear labels for cell-cultivated meat; floor amendment removed the pejorative term “fake.”
- House Bill 11-09 — gender identity on death certificates (passed): The House approved a measure to allow the designation of a decedent’s gender identity on the death certificate; sponsors and some members raised concerns about documentation, evidentiary standards and family disputes over postmortem designations.
Note: The House moved many bills forward after floor amendments. Where relevant, sponsors said they will continue to consult stakeholders on technical implementation language.
