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Key actions

- Senate Bill 39 (energy use reporting exemptions): The Senate considered an amendment (L002) to clarify agricultural exemptions and adopted the amendment. Senator Bridges explained the change removes the word “certain” to make the bill clearer for agricultural interests. The bill passed second reading as amended and was ordered engrossed for third reading.

- House Bill 10‑33 (medical assistance third‑party liability payments): Senator Weisman moved for passage and explained the bill aligns state law with a federal requirement in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 directing states to require third‑party insurers to reimburse Medicaid when they have paid first. The Senate adopted the bill on second/third reading and ordered it for final passage.

- Senate Bill 59 (measures to support the state’s response to mass shootings): Senator Sullivan asked to lay over SB59 to the end of the third reading calendar; later the measure was laid over until Wednesday, Feb. 12. The bill will return for further consideration.

Appointments and resolutions

- The Senate confirmed two appointments to the Fire and Police Pension Association Board of Directors by voice/consent on the consent calendar: John Holler (reappointed to represent full‑time paid police officers) and Caleb Civan (appointed to represent the financial community).

- The body adopted a series of ceremonial House joint resolutions recognizing military veterans, Gold Star families and other observances and approved the annual water‑project eligibility list resolution; these were unanimously adopted with no recorded dissent in the transcript excerpt.

Procedure notes

Several items moved through the Committee of the Whole and committee reports were adopted. For bills with brief or no debate on the floor, the Senate followed the practice of ordering bills for final reading without extended discussion.

Votes and tallies (as recorded in the transcript excerpt)

- Senate Bill 39 (amendment L002 adopted): recorded voice votes on amendment adoption and passage on second reading; formal floor tallies for final passage not in the excerpt.

- House Bill 10‑33: \"The ayes have it and that bill is adopted\" (no detailed roll‑call tally provided in the excerpt).

- Senate Bill 59: laid over to end of the third reading calendar, later laid over until Feb. 12.

- Appointments on the consent calendar: confirmed, recorded as \"34 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 1 excused\" in the excerpt for the listed appointments.

Where to find the official record

Floor transcripts quote speakers and chair rulings in real time; for final, authoritative vote tallies and official text, consult the Senate Journal and enrolled bill copies posted by the Secretary of the Senate or the General Assembly website.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Colorado Senate 2025 Legislative Day 035 (2025-02-11)","oneSentenceSummary","On Feb. 11 the Colorado Senate advanced several bills, adopted a federal‑alignment Medicaid bill, amended an energy reporting exemption measure and laid over a mass‑shooting response bill for further consideration.","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},6340317,"Senate passes bill changing contempt rules for failure‑to‑appear in municipal court after reconsideration",2456,985000,3441340,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259603-0e197562c456a9fc5603d25bdca242b7&start=985&end=3441","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259603-0e197562c456a9fc5603d25bdca242b7/thumbnail_985000.jpg","/articles/6340317/Colorado/Senate-passes-bill-changing-contempt-rules-for-failuretoappear-in-municipal-court-after-reconsideration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340317-d96301e4e4828a980bddc200a8ddf0fe/orig.mp4?Expires=1770920626&Signature=N59bDUPcbhqodqjhgGNM1~7vs0ltoiyx7cnBbydRsMn4Ge7YQP8RiFA-HxFR~gPxRn0ET0Ha6fjXq7l9jTgHLkqSriBqfXCGMidaGjL1PCstxFfnVg~d-5YpFuHkHk0Hjp6OpE8NJPnj9AiB3xfGEG0kvKrIUvrt4uqE57o9CWn3XRETtJL77HnVvam9ypsNmJKmHkTBzTDBO4VRilB2iBpfSWqopCy~ePON9jYuhHdaPzykC-cWFW3AAxgt5gxN4u4Xm2Hs0CPRp9HS-KzYYf~rbqLa5~Ue~IeQOGnN-vXg~yZwMtB4i~f9Qk~D4CQOHqWHaazAiAWVpD1AHydBMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 62, which addresses contempt for failure‑to‑appear charges in municipal court, cleared the Colorado Senate on Feb. 11 after the majority moved for reconsideration and the body granted final passage.

The measure was introduced by senators identified on the title as Hendrickson and Weissman and carried on the floor by Senator Hendrickson, who moved third reading and final passage and asked for an I vote.

Why it mattered on the floor

Senate leadership brought the bill back for reconsideration after it had been placed on the calendar; the majority leader moved to reconsider and the motion carried, allowing the Senate to take the bill for final passage later in the day. The Senate transcript shows recorded opposition from multiple senators during the floor roll‑call calls for the passage motion.

Vote and outcome

On final passage the Senate recorded the bill as passed. One roll‑call tally recorded earlier in the day listed the result as 22 ayes, 11 no, 0 absent, and 2 excused; after reconsideration and final passage a later tally in the transcript recorded 21 ayes, 11 no, 0 absent, and 3 excused. The transcript lists several senators as opposing the motion when the chair asked \"Are there any no votes?\" but the floor transcript excerpt does not include a uniform, single consolidated list of every named no‑vote across both counts. The final outcome in the transcript is that Senate Bill 62 passed the Senate.

Cosponsors and process notes

Floor announcements show the bill carried cosponsors mentioned on the record; the title reading identifies representatives Carter and Burke as House sponsors. After the bill passed, senators and the clerk recorded cosponsors and moved on to other business.

Next steps

With Senate passage complete, Senate Bill 62 will proceed according to the legislative calendar for any further House concurrence, enrollment or transmittal to the governor as applicable.","Senate Bill 62, concerning contempt of court for failure‑to‑appear charges in municipal court, passed the Colorado Senate following reconsideration on Feb. 11. The bill drew some no votes and was carried by its sponsors to final passage.",{"_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},6340322,"Senate adopts bill allowing third‑party contractors to run Prop. 123 homelessness programs after extended debate on administrative costs",1702,1391241,3094130,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259603-0e197562c456a9fc5603d25bdca242b7&start=1391&end=3094","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259603-0e197562c456a9fc5603d25bdca242b7/thumbnail_1391241.jpg","/articles/6340322/Colorado/Senate-adopts-bill-allowing-thirdparty-contractors-to-run-Prop-123-homelessness-programs-after-extended-debate-on-administrative-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340322-7e5619991310d5eac88436888f007e40/orig.mp4?Expires=1770920626&Signature=BzOwcG~Igmmf40Gwg0QB8rYkX2MVoMcrqCixLMyjENP6G2zBAQppHKnsh9apU-rezqqUOlZcvI~DvdJ1zlqRo4pdkGdJCipTaX1e722P01fycCg~-DhVf0RB5ea3bOP8KclcZulqELIFKMovSsSHZcuD7HbO39MxhmJtuM3m0sV58uPiA7ryaCKt1Gs78Lw9GzvNl8The9YHq54UzjGNTG6Pzv~Y2uTY5YFjkQ9V1XQCc-BTgU2XgkJ7Euvt-ekzEXeypF8j9lTp0nsibhQM7j~7Yx2FK~mbP~KKhSE0zQYgVISAfINHLPe~u2l8fPwhUrG~9iVRopC0Y~wG7KYc4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate on Feb. 11 adopted House Bill 10‑19, a technical change to Proposition 123 that explicitly allows the Division of Housing in the Department of Local Affairs to contract with nonprofit third parties to administer programs serving people experiencing homelessness.

The measure matters because it clarifies the statutory authority for how the state can spend voter‑approved Prop. 123 dollars and sparked a prolonged debate about administrative overhead, procurement rules and whether state positions should be reduced when services are contracted out.

Sponsor and intent

Senator Henriksen moved adoption of House Bill 10‑19 and said the bill “clarifies that the state can contract with a third party, a nonprofit, to provide services that voters approved the funding for in Proposition 123.” He told colleagues the change is intended to make explicit in statute an administrative approach the division already uses, and to make the use of Prop. 123 funds consistent with other portions of the statute that allow third‑party contracting.

What senators debated

Opponents and skeptics repeatedly raised two sets of concerns: (1) the potential administrative overhead that could reduce funds going directly to services, and (2) whether contracting out should trigger reductions in state full‑time equivalents (FTE).

The senator identified in the record as Minority Leader questioned whether the bill simply aligns state policy with the federal or ballot requirements or whether it creates a new contracting pathway. The Minority Leader also read aloud new contract‑selection language added in the House: “the division shall consider the past performance history of a contractor or grantee when selecting a contractor or grantee to administer the program.”

Senator Frizzell pressed for details about caps on administration fees. He noted that the bill text authorizes the division to “negotiate reasonable administrative or project delivery costs” but does not specify a numerical cap for contractor fees, and observed there remains a 5% set‑aside the division may retain for state program administration and oversight.

Senator Kirkmeyer repeatedly asked whether the Division of Housing must still follow procurement rules (the chair and sponsor confirmed procurement will be used) and whether the state’s budget process should show a corresponding reduction in FTE if work is contracted out. Kirkmeyer said lawmakers should press departments for negative fiscal notes when contracting would logically reduce staffing needs.

Senator Henriksen, the bill sponsor, said the department has told lawmakers there is no expected fiscal impact from the change and that third‑party contracting has been used for homeless assistance programs historically, though the Prop. 123 language did not explicitly authorize it. Henriksen said the statute needed the clarification to ensure consistent legal authority when Prop. 123 funds are used.

Fiscal and oversight details discussed

Multiple speakers referenced specific administrative costs and oversight mechanics mentioned during committee hearings and in department briefings:

- The Division of Housing keeps 5% for program administration and oversight. (Quoted in debate.)
- Witnesses in committee said contractors typically charge about 5%–10% for program delivery; several senators cited an average contractor cost of roughly 7%, which combined with the division’s 5% would imply roughly 12% total overhead on the low end and potentially higher on the high end.
- The division will issue a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for grants; grant contracts include reporting and accountability requirements and are subject to procurement rules.

Scope and limits

Senator Hendrickson (responding to a question about a specific site) said the bill is not intended to fund third‑party administration of the Ridgeview facility in Watkins; he said that particular project is not part of the Prop. 123 third‑party contracting described in the bill.

Outcome and next steps

After extended floor debate, the motion to adopt House Bill 10‑19 prevailed and the bill was adopted. The Senate did not record a roll‑call tally on the floor transcript excerpt for the final passage beyond “Ayes have it and 10‑19 is adopted.” The bill now moves forward in the legislative process as adopted by the Senate.

Why this matters going forward

The statutory clarification removes uncertainty about whether Prop. 123 funds may be administered by nonprofits under contract. Lawmakers who opposed the bill warned that, without explicit caps on contractor fees or clearer requirements to reduce state FTE when functions are outsourced, more of voter‑approved funds could go to administration rather than direct housing or rental assistance. Several senators said they will press departments during budget hearings to show whether staff reductions should follow contracting decisions.

","The Colorado Senate voted to adopt House Bill 10‑19, clarifying that the Division of Housing may use third‑party contractors to administer programs funded by Proposition 123. Senators raised concerns about administration fees, oversight, and whether state FTE should be reduced when work is contracted out.","actionData","errors"]

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