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Senate advances multiple bills on second reading; SB 150 passes final passage 21–13
Summary
On April 21 the Colorado Senate adopted a series of second-reading consent bills (including continuation and regulatory items) and passed Senate Bill 150 on final passage with a recorded vote of 21 yeas and 13 nays; several bills were placed on calendars for third reading or laid over.
The Colorado Senate on April 21 moved a large consent calendar of second-reading bills forward and recorded several final-passage actions.
Committee reports from Appropriations and the Committee of the Whole recommended second-reading passage or placement on the consent calendar for a series of bills including SB 133, SB 147 (as amended), SB 36 (as amended), SB 42 (as amended), and multiple House bills continuing professional and regulatory regimes. The committee of the whole reported these bills as having passed second reading and ordered them to third reading and final passage.
On third reading and final passage, Senate Bill 150 — a measure concerning reforms to the Regional Transportation District intended to increase accountability — passed by a recorded vote of 21 yeas, 13 nays, 0 absent, 1 excused. The transcript records the roll as: 21 yes, 13 no, and 1 excused.
Other bills adopted on second reading or adopted by voice included: SB 124 (technical fixes to victim notification data sources), HB 1183 (Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act continuation and advisory-board changes), HB 1184 (Colorado Forest Health Council continuation with an added board member), HB 1187, HB 1188, HB 1194 (various sunset continuations and technical amendments), SB 147 (lobbyist regulation, adopted as amended), SB 36 (prison population measures, adopted as amended), and SB 42 (TABOR-related revenue clarification, adopted as amended).
Several amendments were offered and voted on during floor consideration of specific bills; amendment outcomes are recorded in the transcript where noted. A list of bills ordered for third reading and final passage and the committee roll calls was read by the clerk.
