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Colorado House adopts broad package of bills in third‑reading calendar; several measures pass with little debate
Summary
The Colorado House on April 2 adopted a wide set of third‑reading measures — from a memorial highway designation to revisions to juvenile assessments and teacher licensure — voting to concur with Senate amendments and repassing a large swath of legislation. Two contested items drew extended debate: Senate Bill 87 (legislative leave) and House Bill 13‑22 (civil causes tied to certain practices).
The Colorado House cleared a large number of bills on third reading and final passage during its April 2 floor session, adopting measures that ranged from designating a portion of State Highway 92 as the “Educators And Teachers Memorial Highway” to changes in juvenile monetary assessment law, teacher licensure and rules for local entertainment districts.
Most items were considered under routine procedure: the clerk read titles, sponsors moved to concur with Senate amendments where applicable, the machine was opened for recorded votes, and the House recorded results. Several bills were repassed as amended after the House concurred with Senate changes; many of those motions carried overwhelmingly or unanimously.
Votes at a glance (selected bills considered and final results recorded on the floor): - HJR 26 (Educators And Teachers Memorial Highway): adopted (61 I, 0 no, 4 excused). - HB 11‑03 (amendments for specified vulnerable populations): concurred with Senate amendments and repassed (61 I, 0 no, 4 excused). - HB 10‑98 (Colorado Public Trustee Act modifications): concurred and repassed (62 I, 0 no, 3 excused). - HB 10‑34 (environmental standards for irrigation equipment): concurred and repassed (63 I, 0 no, 2 excused). - HB 12‑32 (prohibition of certain monetary assessments against juveniles): repassed as amended (45 I, 18 no, 2 excused). - HB 10‑11 (transfer of pet animals, implementation date amendment): repassed as amended (56 I, 7 no, 2 excused). - HB 11‑44 (limits on three‑dimensional printing of firearms and related components): repassed as amended (40 I, 23 no, 2 excused). - HB 10‑50 (optional individualized readiness plans for certain students): repassed as amended (58 I, 5 no, 2 excused). - SB 77 (epilepsy‑related mortality awareness): adopted (57 I, 6 no, 2 excused). - SB 21 (Clean Fleet Enterprise amendments, as amended): adopted (48 I, 16 no, 1 excused). - SB 53 (expansion of eligible borrowers for CHFA mortgages, as amended): adopted (51 I, 13 no, 1 excused).
A few bills were laid over or lost on the floor: House Bill 13‑30 (entertainment district operational parameters) failed on final passage when it received 32 I, 31 no and 2 excused, and a later motion to reconsider that bill failed (42 I, 22 no, 1 excused).
Why it matters: the third‑reading calendar bundles final passage votes that implement or finalize policy language after committee and second‑reading work. Many of the measures passed Tuesday will take statutory effect according to the effective dates specified in the individual bills; a handful require follow‑up administrative steps by state agencies.
What’s next: sponsors and the chief clerk closed the floor’s third‑reading business and the House laid over the remainder of the calendar to Monday, April 6. Several items adopted as amended now proceed to enrollment or to the governor, per the legislative process.
