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Votes at a glance: bills, confirmations and layovers from April 10 Senate session
Summary
During the April 10, 2026 Colorado Senate floor session the chamber adopted multiple bills on consent and by voice vote, confirmed a gubernatorial appointment, and laid over several items for future consideration; key recorded tallies include SB72 (31-0) and HB12-68 (24-7).
The Colorado Senate handled a mix of committee reports, bill passages, confirmations and scheduling motions on April 10, 2026. Key outcomes recorded on the floor during the session included:
- Senate Bill 72 (increase criminal penalties for assaultive conduct with a motor vehicle; add certain conduct to criminally negligent homicide) passed on final/third reading by recorded vote: 31 aye, 0 no, 0 absent, 4 excused.
- House Bill 12-68 (advance renewable energy projects on previously disturbed lands through renewable energy reinvestment areas) passed final passage by recorded vote: 24 aye, 7 no, 0 absent, 4 excused.
- Committee of the Whole report adopting several measures (including SB141, SB143 and SB80 as amended) was adopted by a recorded committee vote of 32 aye, 0 no, 0 abstain, 3 excused.
- Senate adoption by voice vote of a package of bills on the consent calendar and several second-reading advances (including SB20, SB137, SB80 as amended, SB141 and SB143); voice-vote adoptions were recorded on the floor but not always with roll-call tallies in the transcript.
- Governor’s appointment confirmed: Gretchen Hammer of Denver to be executive director of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, confirmed by recorded vote: 31 aye, 0 no, 0 absent, 4 excused.
- Several bills were laid over for future consideration, including SB66 and SB90 to later dates and HB1019 laid over until April 27, 2026.
What this means: The Senate moved several bills forward and confirmed an executive appointment; recorded tallies are noted where the transcript included roll-call counts.
