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Votes at a glance: Key bills the Colorado Senate moved on April 13, 2026
Summary
The Senate approved multiple bills on April 13, including measures on childcare licensing (SB20), regulatory rule review (SB137), dealer licensing and inspections (HB11-26, passed after lengthy debate), and administrative changes to background‑check operations (HB13‑02). Recorded tallies are reported where printed in the floor transcript.
The Colorado Senate on April 13, 2026, advanced and adopted a number of bills across the consent and general‑order calendars. Below are the key actions and recorded vote counts printed in the floor transcript for the April 13 session. If a final roll‑call tally for a specific bill is not printed in the supplied transcript segment, that item is marked "not specified".
Votes at a glance
- Senate Bill 20 (childcare provider licensing; task force creation) — Passed (consent calendar). Recorded tally on the floor: 31 ayes, 4 noes; several senators requested to be recorded as no votes prior to the roll call.
- Senate Bill 137 (administrative burden reduction; mandatory review of department rules and AG authority clarifications) — Passed (consent calendar). The transcript records final passage; the president was added. (Tally not specified in the supplied segment.)
- Senate Bill 140 (exempting certain drugs from affordability reviews) — Passed on third reading; recorded tally printed on the floor: 20 ayes, 15 noes.
- Senate Bill 141 (optional motor‑vehicle registration fees to support wildlife projects and related appropriation) — Passed on third reading; recorded tally printed in the transcript: 28 ayes, 7 noes.
- Senate Bill 143 (update name of Colorado Youth Advisory Council review committee) — Passed on third reading; recorded tally printed: 23 ayes, 12 noes.
- House Bill 13‑32 (legislative department cash flow) — Passed on third reading: 35 ayes, 0 no (recorded on the floor).
- House Bill 13‑33 (payment of the expenses of the legislative department) — Passed on third reading: 35 ayes, 0 no (recorded on the floor).
- House Bill 11‑26 (firearms dealer regulation and compliance) — Passed after extended debate and multiple amendment votes; transcript records adoption as "11 26 is adopted." The provided segment does not print a final roll‑call tally for the bill’s final passage.
- House Bill 12‑65 (law enforcement use of ATF eTrace) — Adopted on second reading by the committee of the whole and moved to third reading; final adoption is recorded later in the session (tally: adopted by voice; specific roll‑call not printed in the supplied segment).
- House Bill 13‑02 (CBI InstaCheck operating hours) — Adopted on second reading and later on the floor; discussion included amendments to preserve a 9 a.m.–9 p.m. floor as a contingency (amendment L16 failed); final passage printed as adopted (tally not specified in supplied segment).
Other actions noted in the transcript include confirmation of governor appointments to the Geologic Storage Stewardship Enterprise Board and the adoption of House Joint Resolution 10‑26 honoring former Governor Roy Romer (adopted with the roll call added as co‑sponsors). See the transcript for recorded tallies attached to specific amendments and bills; items without printed tallies above are "not specified" in the supplied segments.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 330, topfinish SEG 776.
