Senate introduces three bills, signs SJR 7 and adjourns until Feb. 19

The Senate introduced three bills, the president signed Senate Joint Resolution 7, and the chamber voted to adjourn until 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, during a brief session recorded in the official transcript.

Senate Bill 165, described by the clerk as sponsored by Senators Pelton B. and Doherty, concerns regulation of electrical work in the state and was read into the record and referred to the Business, Labor and Technology Committee. Senate Bill 166, introduced by Senator Mullica, concerns quality incentive payments tied to incidents of workplace violence in hospital settings and was referred to the Health and Human Services Committee. Senate Bill 167, introduced by Senator Mabelle, concerns the investment of state fund money “to benefit Colorado communities” and was referred to the Finance Committee; the transcript did not include further details of the proposed investment or an amount.

The president announced that Senate Joint Resolution 7 has been signed. The transcript records only the statement “The president has signed senate joint resolution 7,” without additional explanation of the resolution’s subject matter or text.

Under announcements, Joyler Rodriguez moved that the Senate adjourn until 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. The motion was approved by voice vote; the transcript records “All those in favor, say aye,” followed by “Aye. Opposed, no. The ayes have it.” No roll-call tally or record of individual votes was provided in the transcript.

The session consisted of introductions and routine procedural actions; no committee debate, floor amendments, or recorded roll-call votes on the introduced bills or the resolution were included in the available transcript.