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Senate introduces nine bills and a constitutional amendment at special session
Summary
On Aug. 6, 2025 the Colorado Senate introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 and Senate bills 1–9; topics range from a proposed constitutional amendment on state taxation to algorithmic transparency, healthy school meals, and changes to income tax credits and Medicaid reimbursement rules.
Clerk Schauffler read the measures introduced at the opening of the Colorado Senate’s Aug. 6 extraordinary session, presenting a Senate Concurrent Resolution and nine Senate bills that were referred to committees for consideration.
The clerk introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 by Senators Belton B. and Frizzell and Representatives Gonzales and Garcia Sander. The resolution would submit a proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution to require voter approval in advance for any addition to the definition of federal taxable income for purposes of calculating state taxable income.
The clerk then read Senate bills 1 through 9 with brief descriptions:
• Senate Bill 1 (Senators Amabile and Coleman; Representatives McCluskey and Sirota): Concerning processes for the governor to reduce spending when the state cannot meet fiscal obligations; requires the governor to present spending reduction plans to the Joint Budget Committee and receive advice from the Joint Budget Committee.
• Senate Bill 2 (Representatives Bridges and Daugherty; Senators Bridges and Daugherty; Representatives Bacon and Wilford): Concerning state-only funding restrictions for entities prohibited from receiving reimbursement from CMS for providing certain reproductive health services (as described in the bill text).
• Senate Bill 3 (Senators Michaelson Janay and Wallace; Representatives Garcia and Stewart): Concerning support for access to healthy food for Coloradans and amending ballot language and permissible uses of the Healthy School Meals for All cash fund.
• Senate Bill 4 (Senator Rodriguez; Representatives Titone and Bacon): Concerning measures effective no later than June 30, 2026, to increase transparency for algorithmic systems.
• Senate Bill 5 (Senators Roberts and Catlin; Representatives Lukens and Martinez): Concerning a reallocation of funding from the Division of Parks and Wildlife for gray wolf reintroduction to the Colorado Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise and related appropriation reductions.
• Senate Bill 6 (Senator Carson): Concerning an income tax credit for contributions to a health savings account.
• Senate Bill 7 (Senator Liston): Concerning limitations on certain health care coverage that relies on public funds, limiting eligibility for certain state-subsidized individual health care coverage and prohibiting state reimbursement for medical services provided to individuals not lawfully residing.
• Senate Bill 8 (Senator Bazely): Concerning clarifications to anti-discrimination protections and interactions with artificial intelligence systems.
• Senate Bill 9 (Senators Kirkmeyer and Bridal; Representatives Garcia Sander and Puglisi): Concerning adjustment of certain income tax credits, authorization for the Department of Revenue to sell certain income tax credits, and temporary suspension or proration of income tax credits based on revenue estimates.
All measures were referred to the committees announced by leadership for hearing later the same day; no floor debate or final action on the bills was recorded in this transcript.
The Senate scheduled committee hearings and a return to the floor for second-reading consideration as appropriate under leadership direction and the posted session plan.
