Senate approves package of supplemental appropriations and other bills on consent calendar

The Colorado Senate on Feb. 6 approved a broad consent calendar on third reading that included multiple supplemental appropriations to state departments and other measures.

The consent calendar grouped dozens of bills that senators moved to pass together. The motion to pass the consent calendar on third reading was made by Senator Majora Rodriguez and carried for each bill by recorded votes taken at the dais.

Why it matters: The package included supplemental funding to several state agencies — including corrections, early childhood services, education, higher education, human services, the judicial branch and natural resources — and other adjustments that affect state budgets and programs for the 2024–25 budget year.

Key outcomes (bill — description — recorded vote): - Senate Bill 89 — supplemental appropriation to the Department of Corrections — passed 31 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 4 excused. (Provenance: transcript lines where titles read and votes recorded; topicintro: s393.055; topfinish: s1064.9.) - Senate Bill 90 — supplemental appropriation to the Department of Early Childhood — passed 27 ayes, 4 no, 0 absent, 4 excused. (Provenance: s393.055→s1075.605.) - Senate Bill 91 — supplemental appropriation to the Department of Education — passed 31 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 4 excused. (Provenance:…