Colorado Senate introduces a slate of bills, receives gubernatorial appointments and adjourns until Jan. 29, 2026

The Colorado Senate opened a short session focused primarily on the formal introduction of legislation and gubernatorial appointments before approving a motion to adjourn until 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.

Speaker 3 read aloud a series of Senate bills introduced for consideration, including proposals on education and personnel oversight ("Senate bill 55 by senator Bazely concerning a registry in the Department of Education for the disciplinary history of school personnel"), taxation ("Senate bill 56 ... modifying the state income tax on overtime compensation to apply only in the 2026 income tax year"), and changes to voter registration procedures ("Senate bill 58 ... eliminating the automatic voter registration provisions for default registration of electors as unaffiliated voters and requiring the registration records of electors who fail to vote in 2 consecutive general elections to be marked inactive"). Speaker 3 also read bills addressing youth athlete mental health training and concussion-parent notification requirements (Senate Bill 60), regulation of law enforcement surveillance technologies (Senate Bill 71), and a range of other measures covering agriculture, health care transportation, professional regulation, and criminal law.

The reading functioned as a formal notice of introduction; the transcript records bill titles and sponsors but does not include debate, committee referrals or legislative text beyond the short descriptions read aloud. For example, Speaker 3 listed Senate Bill 69 as concerning "establishment of a high school student domestic exchange program" and Senate Bill 70 as prohibiting a government entity from accessing a database that stores historical location information.

In a message from the governor read during the session, Speaker 3 said, "Ladies and gentlemen, pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the constitution and the laws of the state of Colorado, I would be honored to designate appoint and submit to your consideration the following members of the Colorado Aeronautical Board for a term expiring 12/19/2028." The reading named multiple appointments and reappointments, including Gigi Dennis of Monte Vista to the Colorado Aeronautical Board, David Loomis of Littleton to the uninsured employer board, Charissa Allen to the state electrical board, Danielle Morrell to the Statewide Internet Portal Authority, and multiple reappointments to the board of assessment appeals with terms and effective dates read as part of the governor's message. The transcript provides the names and term dates as read but does not record any floor action beyond the reading itself.

Late in the session, Speaker 1 moved to adjourn "until 9AM, Thursday, 01/29/2026." Speaker 2 acknowledged the motion, a voice vote was taken with "Aye" and "Opposed, no" called, and the presiding officer declared the motion carried and the Senate to stand in recess until the stated date. The transcript does not record a roll-call vote or numeric tally for the adjournment motion.

What happens next: the introduced bills will proceed through the Legislature's ordinary referral and committee processes before any hearings or votes; appointments require whatever confirmation process the Senate follows for the listed positions. The next scheduled convening referenced in the session is 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.