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Votes at a glance: key measures the Colorado Senate passed March 11, 2025
Summary
On March 11 the Colorado Senate passed multiple bills, including measures on vegetative fuel mitigation, educator pathways, psilocybin research pathways and more. This roundup lists each item the transcript records as passed on the floor and notes available vote tallies or where the tally was not specified on the record.
The Colorado Senate recorded final actions or third-reading votes on several bills March 11, 2025. Below are the measures recorded as passed during the session, with the outcome and any vote tallies reported in the transcript. Where the transcript does not provide a full numerical tally or named roll-call, the entry notes that the precise count was not specified on the floor record.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 1009 (third reading, final passage): Concerning a vegetative fuel mitigation program for a district providing fire protection services. Passed. Recorded tally on the floor: 23 ayes, 11 no’s, 0 absent, 0 excused, 1 vacant. (Mover: Senator Hendrickson.)
- Senate Bill 154 (third reading, final passage): Enhancing access to educator pathways. Passed. Recorded tally on the floor: 25 ayes, 9 no’s, 0 absent/excused, 1 vacant. (Mover: Senator Kipp.)
- Senate Bill 183 (third reading, final passage): Coverage for certain pregnancy-related services (Medicaid/public plans). Passed on voice vote; the transcript records floor passage but does not provide a numeric roll-call tally for final passage. (Mover: Majority Leader Angela Rodriguez.)
- Senate Bill 188 (legislative department appropriations): Passed after consideration of committee report and multiple floor amendments; several amendments were adopted or rejected on the floor (see separate coverage). The transcript records the committee report and adoption of some amendments; exact final numeric tally for passage on third reading is not specified in the provided segment.
- House Bill 1063 (House bill 1063 in transcript listed as “House bill 10 63”): Concerning lawful use of crystalline polymorph psilocybin if FDA-approved. Passed on the floor; the transcript records adoption but does not provide a numeric roll-call tally.
- House Bill 1025 (House bill 10 25 in transcript): Concerning the state stockpile of emergency materials and expanding distribution circumstances. Passed on the floor; transcript records passage (tally not specified).
- Senate Bill 83 (limitations on restrictive employment agreements): Passed following committee reports and floor discussion; transcript notes passage (tally not specified).
- Senate Bill 81 (public financing and the Building Urgent Infrastructure and Leveraging Dollars Authority): Passed. The transcript records a floor vote and passage (tally not specified in the provided excerpt).
- Senate Bill 147 (PERA board management and transparency changes): Passed after technical amendments; transcript records adoption and passage (tally not specified).
Recordkeeping note: The Senate frequently used voice votes for final passage on some measures; where a roll-call tally was read into the record, it is included above. For other measures the transcript records adoption but does not print a numerical tally. If a precise vote count is required for a particular bill for official records, refer to the Senate Journal or the Secretary of the Senate certified vote logs for March 11, 2025.
What to watch next
Several bills that advanced on second reading were laid over to later dates (e.g., House Bill 1093/10 93 laid over to March 13; Senate Bill 160 laid over to March 14). The legislative-appropriations process and the long-bill calendar remain active, and measures with fiscal implications will continue through committee and floor stages over the next weeks.
