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Votes at a glance: Colorado Senate passes package of bills on health, consumer protection, housing and labor
Summary
On April 25 the Colorado Senate passed a broad set of bills across multiple policy areas, including an override of the governor's veto on a social media bill and final passage of measures on procurement, education data, public health and consumer protections. Below: outcomes and vote tallies the floor recorded.
The Colorado Senate on April 25 completed floor action on a wide slate of bills covering public health, consumer protection, construction procurement, education data and other matters. Several items drew only brief floor debate; others prompted sustained discussion. Below is a compact "votes at a glance" summary of bills the transcript records as passed or otherwise acted on the floor that day.
Votes at a glance (selected bills mentioned on the floor):
- Senate Bill 86 (override of governor's veto; social media protections to address exploitation and illegal sales): override passed 29-6 on April 25 (motion moved by Senator Doherty).
- Senate Bill 298 (removing the term "homosexuality" from criminal code provision listed in the consent calendar): passed 35-0 on third reading.
- Senate Bill 11 (use of AI-enabled detection to mitigate wildfires): final passage recorded with a vote of 26-9.
- Senate Bill 50 (adding Middle Eastern/North African and South Asian categories to race/ethnicity forms): passed 23-12.
- Senate Bill 64 (notification to schools when students experience traumatic events): passed 26-9.
- Senate Bill 292 (creation of a workforce capacity center): passed with a recorded vote of 25-10.
- Senate Bill 295 (transfer of firearm excise tax revenue to mental/behavioral health excise tax fund): passed 28-7.
- House Bill 1017 (community integration plan and related appropriation for individuals with disabilities): passed 32-3.
- House Bill 1209 (measures to address efficiency in regulation of marijuana licensees): passed 25-10.
- House Bill 1239 (modification of remedies under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act): passed 23-12.
- House Bill 1279 (collecting state-level data for the Colorado Works program): passed 26-9.
- House Bill 1321 (use of IIJA funds to support state defense against adverse federal action): passed 23-12.
- House Bill 1104 (laid over on third reading to a later date) and several other bills were laid over or placed on calendars for later consideration; a number of additional bills were taken up on special-order consent calendars and advanced with committee reports during the session.
Context: Some bills on the day's calendars were technical or consent items and passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Other items, notably House Bill 11-30 (construction labor and PLA rules), attracted extended debate and multiple floor amendments. The floor transcript records many separate committee reports, motions to lay over certain items and recorded roll-call tallies for the measures listed above.
Ending: Journal entries and the secretary of state's office will reflect the official enrolled bills and final vote records. Reporters and stakeholders should consult the official Senate journal for detailed roll-call records and enrolled bill texts.
