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Colorado Senate introduces broad slate of bills, receives AQCC appointments and adjourns until Feb. 12
Summary
In a brief session the Colorado Senate introduced more than a dozen bills spanning education, public safety, housing and environment; a message from Gov. Jared Polis named appointees to the Air Quality Control Commission; the chamber approved a motion to adjourn until Feb. 12, 2026.
The Colorado Senate convened for a short session in which members introduced a wide-ranging set of bills, the chamber received a message from Gov. Jared Polis naming appointees to the Air Quality Control Commission, and the Majority Leader successfully moved to adjourn until 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
The clerk read introductions for a large slate of proposals across multiple policy areas. Notable items include Senate Bill 94 (Sen. Linstead) on alternating licensed premises for alcohol production (referred to Business, Labor and Technology); Senate Bill 101 (Sen. Pelton B) to assist local governments in complying with landfill methane‑emission rules (Transportation and Energy); Senate Bill 102 (Sen. Kipp) on accountability for large data centers (Transportation and Energy); Senate Bill 103 (Sens. Kolkar and Marchman) creating a specialized school policy for at‑risk students and requiring subdivisions to set aside land for public schools (Education); and Senate Bill 111 (Sen. Rich) addressing criminal sentencing for certain assault-on-a-child offenses (Judiciary). The clerk assigned each bill to the committee listed when introduced.
A written message from Gov. Jared Polis was read to the chamber announcing appointments and reappointments to the Air Quality Control Commission effective Feb. 1, 2026, with terms expiring Jan. 31, 2029. The message reads in part: 'Ladies and gentlemen, pursuant to the powers conferred by me by the constitution of the laws of the state of Colorado, I have the honor to designate, appoint, reappoint, and submit to your consideration the following members of the Air Quality Control Commission, effective 02/01/2026 for terms expiring 01/31/2029.' The message lists appointees including Jonathan Davis, Harold James Sewell, (a Jonathan listed with Fort Collins in the read record), and Daniel Blankenship.
Before leaving, the Majority Leader moved that 'the senate adjourn until 9AM, Thursday, 02/12/2026.' The motion was put by voice vote. The record contains the oral responses 'Aye.' and an opposing vocalization; the formal tally was not recorded on the transcript. The presiding officer confirmed, 'the senate will adjourn until 9AM on Thursday, 02/12/2026.'
The session contained no recorded debates on the merits of the introduced bills, and no final floor actions other than the adjournment motion. Additional committee referrals and subsequent committee or floor action on the introduced measures will determine their next steps.
