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Clerk read a lengthy list of bills placed on the consent calendar; among them were Senate Bills 89–100 and 101–115, covering supplemental appropriations for departments including Corrections, Early Childhood, Education, Governor's Office, Higher Education, Human Services, Judicial, Labor and Employment, Law, Legislature, Local Affairs, Military and Veterans Affairs, Natural Resources, Public Health and Environment, Regulatory Agencies, Revenue, State, Transportation, Treasury, and capital construction and IT funding. The Committee on Education also recommended appointments to boards of trustees at Western Colorado University and to the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education be placed on the consent calendar for confirmation.

Most consent-calendar bills passed with unanimous or near-unanimous tallies recorded by the clerk. Examples of recorded outcomes: Senate Bill 89 passed 31-0 (with four excused); Senate Bill 90 passed 27-4; Senate Bill 91 passed 31-0; Senate Bill 92 passed 31-0; Senate Bill 94 passed 31-0; Senate Bill 95 passed 26-5; Senate Bills 96–99 and 100 each passed 31-0; Senate Bills 101 and 102 passed 31-0; Senate Bill 104 passed 24-7; Senate Bills 106–115 recorded passage typically 31-0 by the clerk's tally, with four excused in several instances.

Senate Bill 16, updating the framework governing escrow disbursements for real estate transactions, was read and passed on third reading with a recorded vote of 31-0. Senate Bill 88, a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Agriculture, also passed 31-0. Committee reports that recommended appointments were placed on the consent calendar and recommended for confirmation; the clerk reported the Committee of the Whole report was adopted 31-0 and the laid-over bills retained their calendar placement.

Where senators asked to be recorded as no votes, the clerk entered those requests on the record during the roll calls; the transcript records named senators asking to be recorded as no votes on particular bills (for example, multiple senators requested to be recorded as no votes on SB90, SB95 and SB104 during the consent roll calls). The consent calendar procedure grouped many separate appropriations for expedited final passage; where specific votes were nonunanimous, the clerk recorded the roll-call tallies.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Colorado Senate 2025 Legislative Day 030 (2025-02-06)","oneSentenceSummary","On Feb. 6 the Colorado Senate adopted a consent calendar that included multiple supplemental appropriations to state departments and forwarded committee-recommended appointments for confirmation; most measures passed unanimously or with small no-vote counts.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",15007,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6347225,"Senate approves public-safety supplemental; senators demand oversight of CBI testing backlog",214,2982000,3196000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2245838-d69c6c3938db54f60c56c6118bd585c7&start=2982&end=3196","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2245838-d69c6c3938db54f60c56c6118bd585c7/thumbnail_2982000.jpg","/articles/6347225/Colorado/Senate-approves-public-safety-supplemental-senators-demand-oversight-of-CBI-testing-backlog","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6347225-0ddd4fb2709cc3ce3c54f3ce738c205d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770897322&Signature=JqBMp~2GRGiyusgFiDnRhz6m9q96kIg7s4FBiobWGbQbEjV8guQtAd6Taapn2v3R1vHpXClkyhs2Tsy6B54~ZLwzJhmS~wRVpgBPQcJAXnPadLueFvL6R22Rk1QoWmvgpCt-pK18hlcIcjwaRco-CVnaEGvQfz4ZR77sPyPY5yYxe4qARKn47bFFDAxhc0gYllXzG4S0H-7ENh~3ObCgFtWMYKoAsbRSLocGpVVJhBTH7dDu1fuXazCrZU08UOYtbOZDEyxZgh1QJrDA0qnv3qPkWFUB~ZY969GRO4uBrrdE15JT~iEJSOXJ58Okq1tVLccppKiKmDfzdPC~P7emOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate on Feb. 6 passed Senate Bill 105, a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Public Safety, on third reading by a vote of 29 ayes to 2 no, with four excused.

Senator Bridges moved final passage and acknowledged concerns about giving additional funds without stricter oversight of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI). \"I do not believe that writing a blank check to CBI... is going to result in justice for the people of Colorado,\" Bridges said, citing an existing backlog and saying oversight provisions remain under development.

Senator Kirk Meyer, a member of the Joint Budget Committee, said work at the JBC will press the agency for accountability and planning. He pointed to the appropriation as a tool to demand deliverables: \"If CBI or the Department of Public Safety thinks they're off the hook because they're getting a $3,000,000 increase to go out and do more testing, I say you better show up with a plan. You better show up and expect to be held accountable,\" Kirk Meyer said.

Other backers said the funding was necessary to address immediate testing and public-safety needs while promising additional oversight steps. Senator Bridges said he had considered voting no in light of recent problems and expects further work on reporting and accountability.

The bill passed 29-2 and will provide funding through the standard supplemental appropriation process. Several senators on the floor and members of the JBC signaled plans for follow-up oversight, including reporting and performance expectations for CBI and the Department of Public Safety.","Senators passed Senate Bill 105, a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Public Safety, while several members warned the Colorado Bureau of Investigation must address testing backlogs and accept stricter oversight.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6347229,"Senate approves supplemental appropriation for Health Care Policy and Financing amid debate over forecasting and oversight",363,2507000,2870000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2245838-d69c6c3938db54f60c56c6118bd585c7&start=2507&end=2870","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2245838-d69c6c3938db54f60c56c6118bd585c7/thumbnail_2507000.jpg","/articles/6347229/Colorado/Senate-approves-supplemental-appropriation-for-Health-Care-Policy-and-Financing-amid-debate-over-forecasting-and-oversight","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6347229-e58680cad01057858624b502896cc9f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770897322&Signature=eZfIoZxcHNM09zU2Ulj2plvw1vR~BoVoSzcJcSMYg6hPnvYU4DNMWvpmSdebZ-edzui4PzQcFEvWhlOzdrweDL6Bsm-MBjnXynoa7JQLDgrVE2sKDaRI7qu3xdXHaK4S9DF83ZfKb1rSf0NDH-WWt9eml8zkL0YjqrCylMq7R0Trrmfk2wFRNWGA~mkh8SvOxjT2LoA6xlSfBwxGqj41MzxV4Kff3ApUJ~c9yAuciRE1lonW9RAXZuGP06UZRItvGy1HN1U~vtaBF7Q~AcH4smMM-NNmFo1sXnilLQkprb-B4oqGPJB54-ABUlkOCu9iF1JSGhQVYwyHgvx~uUi7IA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate on Feb. 6 approved Senate Bill 93, a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, on third reading by a vote of 23 ayes to 8 no, with four excused.

Lawmakers said the funding was needed to maintain Medicaid and other programs but used the debate to press the department on budgeting and forecasting practices. Senator Marchman, who spoke in favor, said the department serves \"over 1,700,000 Coloradans\" and warned that shortfalls would harm patients and providers. \"When hiccup underestimates growth, they run out of funding,\" Marchman said, adding that repeated forecasting errors amount to \"a systemic failure.\"

Opponents said past forecasting and spending growth are the real problem. Senator Pelton B told colleagues, \"I am not going to vote for this today because I don't think they need any more money. ... I ask for a no vote on Senate Bill 93.\" The chamber's minority leader also opposed the bill, characterizing the request as a remediation of forecasting errors and citing figures he described on the floor: \"$87,000,000 in general fund obligation loan, $360,000,000 across all sources of funding,\" which he said reflected the scope of the agency's shortfall.

Supporters framed the vote as necessary to avoid service interruptions while demanding better oversight going forward. Marchman said the funding request should be viewed as an investment that \"must be managed responsibly,\" and called for \"regular reporting from HCPF on spending, provider access, and efficiency improvements.\" Other senators who spoke during debate said they expect follow-up reporting and corrective measures instead of repeated emergency requests.

The motion for final passage was moved on the floor and the bill passed 23-8, with four excused. Several senators were recorded by the clerk as voting no during the roll call sequence, including Senator Lundin, Senator Pelton R., Senator Carson, Senator Bazely, Senator Rich and Senator Catlin; the complete roster of no votes was reflected in the 8-member no tally recorded by the clerk.

Senate Bill 93 will move forward consistent with the enacted supplemental appropriation process; speakers on both sides emphasized further oversight and forecasting reforms as a condition for future support.","On Feb. 6 the Colorado Senate passed Senate Bill 93, a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, after extended debate about forecasting errors, spending growth and demands for increased accountability.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate passes slate of supplemental appropriations and confirms recommended appointments on consent calendar

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