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- Senate Bill 42 (behavioral health crisis response): Passed on third reading (vote recorded as 31 ayes, 3 no, 0 absent, 0 excused, 1 vacant). Senators recorded as no votes on SB42 included Senator Rich, Senator Bazely and Senator Pelton R. (floor listing of no votes appears in transcript).

- Senate Bill 28 (PERA risk reduction measures): Passed on third reading by voice/roll; recorded as 34 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 0 excused, 1 vacant.

- Senate Bill 36 (Colorado State Patrol bond posting exemption): Passed on third reading; recorded as 34 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 0 excused, 1 vacant.

- Senate Bill 67 (prosecution fellowship changes): Passed on third reading; recorded as 34 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 0 excused, 1 vacant.

- House Bill 1058 (modifications to affirmative defense of not guilty by reason of insanity): Passed on final reading (recorded as 23 ayes, 11 no, 0 absent, 0 excused, 1 vacant).

- Confirmations: The Senate confirmed multiple gubernatorial appointments on the consent calendar, including reappointments to the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (Megan Classen; Dahlia Vircher) and Cecil Gutierrez to the Transportation Commission. The Senate then confirmed Todd Masters to the Transportation Commission with a recorded roll call of 23 ayes, 11 no, 0 absent, 0 excused, 1 vacant.

- Committee reports and general orders: The Committee of the Whole report on second reading consent calendar was adopted (vote recorded as 34 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 0 excused, 1 vacant).

All vote tallies and recorded cosponsor additions are captured in the Senate floor transcript. Specific bill texts, fiscal notes and enacted versions should be consulted in the legislative journal and the official Colorado General Assembly web records for precise statutory language and effective dates.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Colorado Senate 2025 Legislative Day 042 (2025-02-19)","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate approved multiple bills on the consent calendar, confirmed executive appointments and adopted committee reports during its Feb. 18 session. Tallies are recorded below as stated on the floor.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",15007,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":46,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6323153,"Senate concurs with House amendments on supplemental DPS funding and preserves new oversight guardrails for CBI",265,11935000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2343010-99a0978151068966724fa9e0b523ab4c&start=11935&end=12200","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2343010-99a0978151068966724fa9e0b523ab4c/thumbnail_11935000.jpg","/articles/6323153/Colorado/Senate-concurs-with-House-amendments-on-supplemental-DPS-funding-and-preserves-new-oversight-guardrails-for-CBI","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6323153-f4a70b9de31e135058317bb4e0a8a3c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146411&Signature=bAmvnpJzyDljtplreQMfJhfWB4T17rTyhYIeLTEKJN69IIs4MhVBmoirzNXuNmZlUbkbTqmWBM9IhXDI5X7ImVIDnFEgcbV3ZkpfaN80qZiTX1J0ypT177hQLwNJ9W78ZEITCHmJKnOefeqmS~QAvl40mWfVm2yDTtY8kssZbjuAu0MHck3S-Zsg4yNkBZ4SySOveCcsRW6OR~89jO9WB-B2NPFcRWdYirVd8HjedF3hQ6VFiKhKpmKwharGL1cE~9k~AqY4eXMO6zfXfHhyKHEnhbrC1ZjCwb2AIoWzrlAnE3LUKOySLt-OpfwNqDsMg1aAohpR9VKeNWRNamCcJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DENVER — The Senate concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 105 on Feb. 18, a supplemental appropriation affecting the Department of Public Safety and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Senator Bridges explained that the JBC declined to give rollover authority for part of a prior appropriation until CBI provided a plan to use those funds to address an investigative backlog. House amendments added a footnote and guardrails describing acceptable uses and oversight conditions; the Senate agreed to keep that language in a footnote and to have the Joint Budget Committee follow up with a binding bill.

The Senate concurred with the House amendments and then repassed the bill as amended. The floor record shows concurrence was adopted and the repassage vote recorded as 32 ayes, 2 no, 0 absent, 0 excused, and 1 vacant. Sponsors said the JBC will prepare binding statutory language to further define required reporting, milestones and accountability for CBI's backlog remediation.","Senators concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 105 to preserve a House footnote and directed forthcoming JBC legislation to codify guardrails for use of funds addressing investigative backlogs at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6323158,"Senate adopts library policy bill after amendments to clarify district processes and protections",885,11400000,12285000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2343010-99a0978151068966724fa9e0b523ab4c&start=11400&end=12285","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2343010-99a0978151068966724fa9e0b523ab4c/thumbnail_11400000.jpg","/articles/6323158/Colorado/Senate-adopts-library-policy-bill-after-amendments-to-clarify-district-processes-and-protections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6323158-72e7af7ff370865652fef9d7be14bda4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146411&Signature=egwL1lDYYC7J2x~ZPO~C8fn8xiBO9u4y31zQI9DxHdYMY-XS97os08QM0ficSEP2ncI2UWKZhtPKP1bflcR2O13NYX7Q3GORn0oikueqVMrnMbywEyn6t9hf1Z8M5zenk-4dgC0klEdrBz9gFXDU7dwG90iUFtvfi-M3ufG3tj81lwQg4NK1fbORKY6DIbomqkQO7ww~Fu9hHHSHq3RRSi5S4AO26VTPv0iLucpAyGi0DMICFIkg95EHyRIuT3MolhCCVrN07KIOcZ6jI2fXdkiAEm4Wq-D9Da6sDKPfgkO1IcBe05nsybhqG-kkC-Z6noLSy1OGJYpklHZxHYP38w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DENVER — The Colorado Senate adopted Senate Bill 63 on Feb. 18 following committee work and an amendment to conform statutory language.

The bill requires public school libraries to adopt and post clear reconsideration policies for library materials, restricts repeated challenges by the same requester (no more than once every two years for the same material), and includes language to protect librarians from retaliation for following district policies. Sponsors said the goal is to safeguard student access to a broad range of educational resources while giving parents of enrolled students standing to file reconsideration requests.

Senator Cutter, the bill sponsor in the Senate, said the bill was revised in committee to address implementation concerns raised by the education community and to make the provisions easier to implement. Co‑sponsor Senator Michaelson Genet said the measure protects librarians and improves transparency.

Opponents, notably Senator Lundin, called the bill premature and said it would create administrative burdens for districts and risks of repeated litigation or doxxing of parents. Lundin argued that the bill's requirements — including a two‑year suspension on repeated requests for the same material — could be costly for districts and that current reconsideration processes already exist in local districts.

The Senate adopted Amendment L008 (conforming language) on the floor and then passed the bill. The measure moves forward for final steps and to be enrolled for the governor's signature.","Senate Bill 63, which sets standards for school library resource policies and procedures for reconsideration requests, passed after amendments that clarified conforming language and added protections for librarians and posting requirements for districts.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6323163,"Senate debate centers on repeal of Colorado's second‑election Labor Peace safeguard",2967,2793000,5760000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2343010-99a0978151068966724fa9e0b523ab4c&start=2793&end=5760","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2343010-99a0978151068966724fa9e0b523ab4c/thumbnail_2793000.jpg","/articles/6323163/Colorado/Senate-debate-centers-on-repeal-of-Colorados-secondelection-Labor-Peace-safeguard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6323163-239039013b41405060908fdf4fb68c50/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146411&Signature=lE56DUjCYGVZc0skC3~xnr~WRd~N3iX4~gWh4SG4Ahdl0dAydzuuDXGC6lvCT2Hw3BdQ5z8ln-3BPpLuBqD6MnULIdm8aIpbKz4R76m9E-zJkHYMsdAyvNOQF1~gORONvrJ9CA9h~wNR1JYqmRLIffNZYpWBVPllv~g1EVLasvgrZY2cWPBDK2gq3Fe1~WWgrrLbh27gj2Q6Vp5yalTM3ugBSWCBUhNyIIq1xwGDn9LUXhHuFwIri2gMfT5TWAQJ0AHAJBcphImfPX0fMjVSARLJ1pYfYcRSV6HbhynaRXhAh7oXPgpK4txIXzYWAkM39N1p3FmB4nr8H5p1k~IUjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DENVER — Senators debated Senate Bill 5 at length Feb. 18, a proposal to remove Colorado's second‑election requirement under the Colorado Labor Peace Act that now requires a 75% workplace supermajority to make union dues mandatory for all employees.

Sponsor Senator Danielson moved the bill on the floor, saying SB5 eliminates the second election and allows the federally required first election results to determine unionization outcomes. Supporters and multiple advocacy groups told the committee and the floor that removing the second step restores workers’ ability to complete a decision they already made in an initial secret ballot.

Opponents, including the Senate minority leader, warned the measure would permit a simple majority of voters to impose dues on all employees and described the change as coercive. One opponent warned, “That’s not democracy. That’s coercion,” and argued the law protected a balance struck over eight decades. Other senators raised concerns about administrative transparency, agency fees, and potential economic impacts on small businesses.

Floor debate covered suggested amendments that would have allowed workers to formally refuse union membership while exempting them from dues; that amendment failed on the floor. Lawmakers also discussed proposed financial transparency requirements for unions and the level of agency fees charged to non‑members.

The transcript records numerous senators speaking for and against the bill and lists senators who registered ‘no’ votes on the floor, but a final roll‑call tally for the bill is not recorded in the provided transcript segments. The debate highlighted a clear policy split across urban and rural districts, with rural senators expressing concern about impacts on small employers and service businesses.","Senate Bill 5, which would remove Colorado's unique second election requirement for mandatory union dues, drew extended, often emotional floor debate over worker choice, business impacts and democratic protections.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6323168,"Senate approves broad firearms measure after hours of debate",4187,5903000,10090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2343010-99a0978151068966724fa9e0b523ab4c&start=5903&end=10090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2343010-99a0978151068966724fa9e0b523ab4c/thumbnail_5903000.jpg","/articles/6323168/Colorado/Senate-approves-broad-firearms-measure-after-hours-of-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6323168-20f3154e214a6fce5c30337ceae8bbad/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146411&Signature=dQDKVekgcIhViE6plqnqYrORA9U4jYLxzsfNkBCYT6WvJkYH2DfvN0YNK0yM8MvfHsoV-hVDVBZNzzlg6Zs5uBJCK96XXaknd-O6Ccl8TKGBHIYaQ5~qxjIO2g-gGymP8XHK5LbcusMN9sJ0cOBNtxKmHEel~ZY8U2XzCP7HdIZX~hFLgRirZfGJviN6UsVCbS8E3GBNdLktOEednIFKt6hYRhPbArhTOtoAJVWR1zfNNk16fGLkYoBUGEKwdxdSN5qsbEQUrFe42ShkyHe03R-UcUe0FZ8ldPUn7CS7TdYK1ChmlaK9U6ab6NYiTB6VYzk8KHvTiF3riBzjKS-jvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DENVER — The Colorado Senate passed Senate Bill 3 on Feb. 18 after extended debate over whether the bill converts aspects of the Second Amendment into a governmental permit regime.

Supporters and opponents spent hours on the Senate floor contesting the bill's reach, exemptions and administrative requirements. Sponsor Senator Gonzales said the measure targets incidents of harm and includes explicit exemptions for the 40 most common hunting rifles to limit impact on hunters.

Opponents framed the bill as an erosion of constitutional rights. Senator Pelton (B.) said the bill would require existing rights to be exercised only after completing training and joining registries, adding that those requirements turned a right into a privilege. Senator Frizzell and others warned the bill could create a state registry and impose recurring administrative burdens on law‑abiding gun owners. Several senators urged additional protections for veterans and victims of domestic violence; amendments addressing those concerns were offered and debated on the floor.

Senators also debated the technical list of weapons included and excluded by the bill, with speakers noting that many modern semi‑automatic hunting variants could be swept up by the statute's definitions. Supporters said the bill's annual review mechanism and targeted exemptions respond to those concerns.

The Senate adopted an amendment (L042 and others discussed during debate) and ultimately passed Senate Bill 3 by recorded roll call: 19 ayes, 15 no, 0 absent, 1 present not voting, and 1 vacant seat. After passage the bill's sponsors added a number of cosponsors on the floor.

The floor debate covered 1) the constitutional dimension of regulating firearms, 2) which models should be exempted, 3) training and permitting requirements, and 4) the bill's expected enforcement costs and effects on legal purchasers. No implementation dates or rulemaking timelines were specified in floor debate; sponsors said stakeholders had been involved in drafting and amendments would continue as the bill moves to the next legislative step.

Votes at the end of Thursday's session recorded the measure as passed and listed multiple senators requesting removal as cosponsors in subsequent moments on the floor.","After extensive floor debate, the Colorado Senate passed Senate Bill 3, a measure that regulates specified semi‑automatic firearms, establishes training and permitting requirements for some purchases, and maintains exemptions for common hunting rifles.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: several bills, confirmations, and consent measures acted on Feb. 18

Senate concurs with House amendments on supplemental DPS funding and preserves new oversight guardrails for CBI

Senate adopts library policy bill after amendments to clarify district processes and protections

Senate debate centers on repeal of Colorado's second‑election Labor Peace safeguard

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