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Senate advances and passes a slate of third‑reading bills, adopts SB144 amendment and confirms appointments
Summary
On April 8 the Colorado Senate passed a series of consent‑calendar and third‑reading measures — including HB12‑37, HB12‑39, SB136, SB144 (as amended), HB1081, HB12o8 and SB103 — laid over several bills for April 9, and confirmed multiple governor appointees by voice vote.
The Colorado State Senate on April 8 adopted multiple bills on the third‑reading consent calendar and acted on a number of separate third‑reading measures.
The majority leader moved passage of the consent calendar; after several senators requested to be recorded as no votes on House Bill 12‑39, the Senate recorded the results and announced that House Bill 12‑37 passed (32 ayes, 0 no, 3 excused), House Bill 12‑39 passed (29 ayes, 3 no, 3 excused) and Senate Bill 136 passed (32 ayes, 0 no, 3 excused). Several senators were added as cosponsors for the measures during the post‑vote process.
Senator Frizzell offered a third‑reading amendment to Senate Bill 144 (an omnibus bill concerning tax‑lien sales and treasurer authority) substituting the word "repeal" for "recreate" on page 43; amendment L007 was adopted (vote reported 34‑0 with one excused). Senator Frizzell then moved SB144 as amended for third reading and final passage; the Senate passed SB144 as amended (34‑0, 1 excused) on the floor.
Senator Roberts moved final passage of House Bill 10‑81, concerning measures to optimize Colorado’s electric transmission system; the bill passed on final passage (30 ayes, 4 no, 1 excused). House Bill 12o8 — continuing the compliance advisory panel to the Air Pollution Control Division in the Department of Public Health and Environment — passed (22 ayes, 12 no, 1 excused). Senate Bill 103, addressing specialized school policy for at‑risk students and graduate requirements for licensed school counselors, also passed on final reading (22 ayes, 12 no, 1 excused).
The Senate resolved into the Committee of the Whole under Senator Linstead to consider a second‑reading consent calendar (including House Bills 12‑29 and 12‑44 and Senate Bill 153); the committee reported those bills back and the report was adopted. The body also considered and confirmed a slate of governor appointees to the Commission on Aging and the Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission (confirmed by voice vote). The majority leader moved to lay over Senate Bills 66 and 90 until Thursday, April 9.
Clerk announcements, cosponsor additions and scheduling items concluded the floor session before the Senate recessed until 12:00 p.m.
