Senate approves large consent calendar; dozens of House bills pass on final reading
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Summary
The Senate approved a long consent calendar on April 16, 2026, passing dozens of House bills on third reading with individual recorded no votes noted for several senators. Final tallies and cosponsor listings were read aloud for each bill.
The Colorado Senate approved a lengthy consent calendar on April 16, passing dozens of House bills on third reading and announcing recorded no votes on specific items.
Mister Schauffler read the titles of all bills on the consent calendar and the majority leader moved for final passage. Several senators asked to be recorded as no votes on particular bills (for example, Senator Pelton asked to be recorded as a no vote on House Bills 13‑64, 13‑75, 13‑96 and 13‑98). The clerk then announced vote tallies and declared each listed House bill passed, with counts read into the record (sample tallies included: House Bill 13‑48 passed; House Bill 13‑64 passed 29–6; House Bill 13‑83 passed with 35 ayes, 0 noes; House Bill 13‑87 passed 30–5; multiple other bills were read and adopted).
Senators used the roll call to register precise opposition on individual measures; the record lists no‑vote requests and the clerk confirmed the recorded votes. The consent calendar included bills spanning broadband infrastructure funding, K‑12 and higher‑education appropriations, health‑care programs, the Affordable Housing Financing Fund (House Bill 13‑60), and a suite of administrative corrections and fund transfers. Several bills contained appropriation or transfer language; where votes were recorded the clerk announced cosponsors and final vote tallies.
The Senate moved through the calendar efficiently, adopting the committee reports and reading final tallies aloud before advancing to the next order of business.
