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Votes at a glance: three bills passed on May 6, 2025
Summary
On May 6 the Senate recorded final passage of several bills with brief floor debate: House Bill 13 29 (foreign third‑party litigation financing), Senate Bill 3 22 (management of consumer-protection discovery by the attorney general), and the previously noted House Bill 12 91 and House Bill 13 12 (covered in separate articles).
The Colorado Senate recorded final passage of several bills on May 6, 2025. Votes recorded on the floor included the following:
House Bill 13 29 — foreign third‑party litigation financing
- Title on the floor: "House bill 13 29 by representatives Mabry and Soper and senators for Zell and Gonzales concerning foreign third party litigation financing for civil actions." (read on floor)
- Action: The Senate passed the bill on third reading from the consent calendar. Senators Bazely, Roberts and Ball were recorded as no votes when called; the clerk recorded 32 ayes and 3 noes and noted 0 absences/excused. The bill was passed and cosponsors were listed.
Senate Bill 3 22 — attorney general discovery in consumer-protection claims
- Title on the floor: "Senate bill 3 22 by senators Bridges and Bazely and representative Byrd concerning the management of consumer protection claims by the attorney general." (read on floor)
- Action: The Senate adopted a third-reading amendment L004 that narrowed the bill’s title and then passed Senate Bill 3 22 on third reading and final passage. Floor text recorded a vote of 35 ayes, 0 noes. Sponsors said the bill clarifies limits on reverse discovery when the attorney general sues and reduces the exposure of state agencies to open-ended discovery across unrelated state departments.
Other brief motions and consent-calendar items
The Senate also handled routine business and several committee reports and conference-committee reports on other bills during the session.
Ending note
These items were acted on with relatively brief floor debate compared with longer, more contested measures that day; House Bill 12 91 (TNC regulation) and House Bill 13 12 (Kelly Loving Act) received extended debate and are summarized separately.
