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Senate passes multiple bills on consent calendar, confirms appointments and adopts conference report
Summary
The Colorado Senate advanced a string of bills on the consent calendar, confirmed two gubernatorial appointments and adopted a conference committee report on voter‑transparency legislation during the April 30 session.
In addition to three major floor debates, the Senate handled a set of routine and procedural items on April 30.
The clerk read multiple bills on the consent calendar and the Senate moved for passage of the third‑reading consent calendar items; several senators recorded no votes on specific bills but the consent calendar items were adopted, including Senate bills and a set of house bills. The chamber confirmed two gubernatorial appointments — Sheldon Smith to the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs and Jana Locke as executive director of the Department of Personnel and Administration — by unanimous consent (35–0).
The Senate also adopted the first report of the conference committee on House Bill 1084 (voter transparency and fiscal impact statements) and repassed the measure as amended (31 ayes, 4 noes). Other bills adopted during the session included procedural approvals to place items on the third‑reading calendar and committee of the whole reports (e.g., Senate Bill 165 passed second reading and was ordered for third reading).
The Senate recessed until 1 p.m. after announcing committee schedules and chamber events.
