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Votes at a glance: House advances package of bills on May 12, 2026
Summary
The House on May 12 advanced a broad set of bills — from education and energy to policing transparency and recycling governance — approving several on second or third reading and recording machine votes for many measures.
The Colorado House on May 12 conducted a heavy floor calendar, adopting committee reports and passing numerous bills on second and third reading. Lawmakers also concurred with Senate amendments and repassed multiple House bills. Below are the key outcomes recorded on the floor that day:
- House Joint Resolution 10‑31 (convening date for the next General Assembly): adopted (55 aye, 5 no, 5 excused).
- Senate Joint Resolution 25 (recognition of Colorado Mining Association’s 150th anniversary): adopted (60 aye, 0 no, 5 excused).
- Senate Bill 170 (task force on expanding access to effective public schools): floor passage recorded; sponsors said the bill will be funded by gifts/grants with guardrails and is intended to identify effective practices.
- Senate Bill 125 (disability accommodations enforcement in schools): passed as amended after Judiciary Committee report.
- Senate Bill 72 (criminal penalties related to deaths involving motor vehicles): passed on the floor.
- Senate Bill 190 (access to recordings after fatal uses of force): passed after extended floor debate (see separate coverage).
- Senate Bill 80 (Cradle to Career grant program): advanced with appropriations and finance committee reports and passed on the floor.
- A number of third‑reading votes were also recorded on the machine for bills later in the day (examples from recorded tallies): - Senate Bill 35 (traffic penalty increases): adopted (35 I, 30 no). - Senate Bill 155 (homeowners insurance availability): adopted (43 I, 22 no). - Senate Bill 3 (battery stewardship act expansion): adopted (49 I, 16 no). - Senate Bill 23 (school financing adjustments): adopted (57 I, 8 no).
The House also considered and concurred with Senate amendments on numerous bills (transportation, education, AI protections, immigration protections and others) and repassed them as amended. Several items were laid over for additional committee work, including Senate Bill 192 (producer‑responsibility appeals), which was set for further consideration on May 14.
The House adjourned after laying over the remainder of the calendar and will reconvene May 13, 2026.
