Votes at a glance: Colorado Senate advances packages of bills, confirms appointments
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Summary
On April 6 the Colorado Senate passed a series of bills on consent and final passage, repassed multiple Senate measures with concurrence to House amendments, confirmed two gubernatorial appointees, and laid over portions of the calendar to April 7. Several roll-call tallies are recorded below.
The Colorado Senate on April 6 advanced a broad package of bills on the consent calendar, repassed several measures after concurrence with House amendments, confirmed gubernatorial appointees and managed its calendar for the coming day. Listed below are the principal actions taken on the floor, with the vote tallies recorded in the transcript when provided.
Bills and formal outcomes
- House Bill 12-34 (access to records of child abuse or neglect): Passed on final reading (35 ayes, 0 no). (Clerk reading and motion for passage on consent calendar)
- House Bill 11-86 (continuation of regulation of bail bonding agents by Division of Insurance): Passed on third reading (34 ayes, 1 no — Senator Zamora Wilson recorded as no).
- House Bill 10-44 (measures to improve equity in maternal health): Passed on third reading (30 ayes, 5 no).
- Senate Bill 66: Laid over to Tuesday, April 7. (Layover motion adopted)
- House Bill 13-11 (bond in lieu of retainage in construction contracts): Adopted on the floor after sponsor remarks; transcript records voice adoption but does not include a roll-call tally (vote tally not specified in transcript).
- House Bill 11-07 (standardized form for dementia-care prospective residents): Adopted on second reading; voice adoption recorded (vote tally not specified in transcript).
- House Bill 11-01 (adds critical infrastructure components to commodity metals offenses): Adopted on second reading by voice vote (tally not specified in transcript).
Concurrences, repassages and significant roll-call tallies
- Senate Bill 77 (epilepsy-related mortality awareness): Senate concurred with House amendments and repassed the bill (repass vote recorded 33 ayes, 2 no).
- Senate Bill 31 (lawful use of a prescription drug product containing a Schedule I controlled substance): Senate concurred with House amendments and repassed the bill (35 ayes, 0 no).
- Senate Bill 9 (charitable organization sales and use tax determination): After concurrence and subsequent repassage the Senate recorded 28 ayes, 7 no.
- Senate Bill 126 (teacher licensure for out-of-state applicants): Senate concurred and repassed the bill (35 ayes, 0 no).
- Senate Bill 53 (expansion of eligible CHFA borrowers): Senate concurred with House amendments and repassed the bill (32 ayes, 3 no).
- Senate Bill 21 (Clean Fleet Enterprise replacement incentives): Senate concurred with House amendments and repassed the bill (31 ayes, 4 no).
- Senate Bill 14 (modifications to insanity defense): Senate concurred with House amendments and repassed the bill (23 ayes, 12 no).
Appointments and other actions
- Gubernatorial appointments on the consent calendar were confirmed by voice vote (35 ayes, 0 no). Confirmed appointees read on the floor included Gregory Dimock (Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission) and Maria Garcia Barry (Front Range Passenger Rail District Board).
- The Senate granted permission for the conference committee on House Bill 10-38 to go beyond the scope of differences between the houses by voice vote.
Several additional bills were read and advanced on the Committee of the Whole second-reading consent calendar; those were placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. The Senate recessed until 12:00 PM at the end of the morning session.
Notes on tallies and reporting
Where the transcript reports a numeric roll-call tally, it is listed above. For several voice-vote adoptions the transcript reports "the ayes have it" without a numeric roll-call; where a numeric tally is not in the transcript the entry above notes that the tally was not specified in the record provided.
