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Colorado Senate lays over Read-to-Your-Child resolution; introduces six bills
Summary
The Colorado Senate voted to lay over Senate Joint Resolution 007 — a measure to proclaim Feb. 14 as Colorado Read to Your Child Day — until Feb. 14, 2025, and the clerk entered titles for six bills on transportation, railroad safety, battery stewardship, fire fuel mitigation and evidentiary protections for victims.
The Colorado Senate voted to lay over Senate Joint Resolution 007, which would proclaim Feb. 14 as Colorado Read to Your Child Day, and then the clerk read titles for six bills that were introduced for committee consideration.
Senator Julie Rodriguez moved to lay over SJR007 to Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. "I move to layover Senate Joint Resolution 007," Rodriguez said. The presiding officer announced, "The ayes have it, even though the person who made the motion voted no, and SJR007 will lay over until Friday, 02/14/2025." The motion carried; a formal roll-call tally was not specified in the transcript.
Why it matters: laying over a resolution delays further action and can affect the timing of committee referral or floor consideration. The bills entered after the layover cover policy areas frequently considered early in the legislative session, including motor-vehicle franchise law, transit planning, railroad safety, battery disposal stewardship, vegetative fuel mitigation for fire districts, and…
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