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Senate approves multiple bills on consent calendar; SB40 passes 33-2
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Summary
On March 31 the Colorado Senate advanced numerous consent-calendar measures and recorded separate roll-call votes on several bills: SB40 passed 33-2; HB11-34 passed 24-11; other house bills on the consent calendar were adopted and multiple appointments confirmed by voice or unanimous consent.
The Colorado Senate handled a heavy consent calendar on March 31, moving several house bills to passage with minimal floor debate and recording roll-call results on higher-profile items.
President’s office and the majority leader moved the consent calendar; the clerk read titles for multiple bills, after which the majority leader moved for passage of all bills on third reading and final passage. The presiding officer announced adoption and then recorded the outcomes for specific items.
Senate Bill 40, concerning the Affordable Homeownership Program and sponsored by Senators Simpson and Amabile, was taken up separately on third reading. After a short floor exchange the presiding officer announced the result: "a vote of 33 ayes, 2 noes." The minority leader moved the bill for final passage.
House Bill 11-34 (measures to ensure municipal court defendants are subject to conditions similar to state court defendants) was moved on third reading by Senator Weisman and passed with a recorded vote of 24 ayes and 11 noes. Other measures on the consent calendar — including HB12-57 (local regulation of massage facilities), HB10-95 (publication of legal public notices), HB10-89 (Uniform Mortgage Modification Act), HB12-77 (Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force continuation), HB11-98 (veterinary care access) and HB10-50 (individualized readiness plans) — were announced as passed from the consent calendar or by voice as recorded by the presiding officer.
The Senate also confirmed a slate of gubernatorial appointments on the appointments consent calendar (including members named to the Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise and the Middle Income Housing Authority) by a recorded vote of 35 ayes, 0 noes.
Where the transcript recorded vote tallies, those counts are reported above; other items were adopted by the presiding officer’s announcement of the ayes. The Senate laid over certain calendar items to April 1 and recessed for a brief period.
