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Committee actions reported to the floor included appointments to the Colorado Aeronautical Board and the Energy and Carbon Management Commission and favorable referrals for bills to appropriations and the committee of the whole. The committee of the whole reported Senate Bill 61 as amended passed on second reading and ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. The committee reports were adopted by the Senate on voice vote and a subsequent roll call for the committee of the whole report was recorded as 33 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 1 excused, and 1 vacant.

Why it matters: the consent calendar and committee reports move multiple items forward in a single procedural step, allowing confirmations and noncontroversial bills to proceed to final passage or enrollment efficiently.

Key details: committees reported favorable action on a mix of bills (for example, Senate Bill 61 was amended and ordered for third reading) and recommended confirmations for appointive positions with specified term expirations (appointments to the Colorado Aeronautical Board and the Energy and Carbon Management Commission were among those reported). The committee of the whole reported that Senate Bill 145 and Senate Bill 185 were amended and passed second reading and placed for third reading, and House Bill 1173 also passed second reading and was placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. Senate Bill 9 was laid over to March 21 and retained on the calendar.

Procedure and votes: the committee of the whole report was adopted; the clerk recorded a roll call of 33 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 1 excused and 1 vacant when the committee of the whole report was adopted.

What’s next: bills ordered for third reading will appear on the Senate calendar for final passage in the coming days; appointments placed on the consent calendar will proceed toward confirmation unless removed for separate consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Colorado Senate 2025 Legislative Day 072 (2025-03-20)","oneSentenceSummary","The Colorado Senate adopted committee reports on March 20, advancing several bills on second reading and placing various appointments and bills on the consent calendar for confirmation or final action.","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},6119085,"Senate concurs with House amendments and repasses bill letting municipal utilities join unclaimed deposits program",91,1993000,2084000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2714641-1afa5c5963c9cd4c9206d1a0d1c84162&start=1993&end=2084","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2714641-1afa5c5963c9cd4c9206d1a0d1c84162/thumbnail_1993000.jpg","/articles/6119085/Colorado/Senate-concurs-with-House-amendments-and-repasses-bill-letting-municipal-utilities-join-unclaimed-deposits-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6119085-52a782ac7f38d75c1b1b54b9a136751b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770424136&Signature=O6ywk~g4ImYbPPwZFYbVVhjTzDN7UQKFGAyyiB5mQRM6de8~g3XVsNvifPFuaMESIZ4VZET8sxlTRnCMAqu7O4Ay~1W-j4NtnxZHfdbGaQtT~exosrkAWEIG1hfish-zBKlRCl6OhwlyfzTKuHOR9ifld75ZOSYhMu4SfO5lxUr6i5lLmdNot6rVHakwFx8Ty~Jsy9gCNxj2EPIWJIhpdGSwY2AvQOs~IucDW7ws3kZu9myQD48PGxf-p8e9OMYIbKnKMivMHu65nOt7G-KqZsGqQORXgWOyUrftztlhESa8cyBz33fbREvwxFbd~AJ9sA4OgX1NaKFersBgyecKww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate on March 20 concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 68 and then repassed the measure, which concerns allowing municipally owned utilities to voluntarily elect to participate in a program for unclaimed utility deposits.

Sponsor and floor leaders said the House clarified language to avoid conflating municipally owned utilities with privately owned utilities. After reviewing the House edits, the Senate agreed the changes addressed that concern and moved to concur.

Why it matters: the bill aims to ensure customers receive refunds of utility deposits they are entitled to while clarifying how the program should treat municipally owned utilities versus private utilities.

Key details: Senator Snyder moved that the Senate concur with House amendments. A floor speaker described the change as a cleanup to avoid a “conflation or a misunderstanding between a municipally owned utility and a privately owned utility” and said the House language resolved that issue. The Senate voted to concur with the House amendments; the clerk announced a roll call of 33 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 1 excused, and 1 vacant for the concurrence motion. The Senate later moved for repassage of Senate Bill 68; that motion passed with the same tally announced for repassage: 33 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 1 excused, and 1 vacant.

Procedure and votes: concurrence motion adopted (33‑0 roll call, 1 excused, 1 vacancy). Repassage also recorded as 33 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent, 1 excused, 1 vacant.

What’s next: the bill will be enrolled or transmitted per legislative process steps following repassage.","Senators agreed to concur with House amendments to Senate Bill 68, a bill allowing municipally owned utilities to choose to participate in an unclaimed utility deposits program; the Senate then repassed the bill.",{"_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},6119088,"Senate approves change to economic‑loss rule to expand negligence claims for first homeowners",223,2745000,2968000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2714641-1afa5c5963c9cd4c9206d1a0d1c84162&start=2745&end=2968","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2714641-1afa5c5963c9cd4c9206d1a0d1c84162/thumbnail_2745000.jpg","/articles/6119088/Colorado/Senate-approves-change-to-economicloss-rule-to-expand-negligence-claims-for-first-homeowners","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6119088-9d5dfea91753fbd7e27157c0b903583b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770424136&Signature=eR-1fpnyGdj3TBeTFMdq3pEScNNNNRdVpSbI9-5U0lv1SEN~dP7QP60GByZwS6MeEDqAuwSP1MySukXOj~rvpfZBmKHu5nFWzNDNPyrSUBeShkChYb2L7Ywyribo5X4M0Gg4hIEAnjW9B8242oypHkDwbsUisBJdBo8eLCYIAMr3mHh3iGoyRFpgNhKs79FQkco4YqbZwoP2ypbuktbJa3OI0IChhcimuln2FSXH8WGU7j-JtJZ6AfkqEfSjQ-GtN45RxktKNWNbmpSdE8Hkx0VCQ8VOVo9JDK0u9TO~t7Mv0m0N~uDzN5Ks0zLPwV8al~dAgZowEPRxgeQSG51zoA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate on March 20 passed Senate Bill 185, which changes how the economic‑loss rule applies to negligence claims in residential construction cases.

Sponsor and supporters said the bill restores or clarifies homeowners’ ability to sue construction professionals — contractors, subcontractors, architects and engineers — for negligent work when defects damage a home's structure or cause losses. Lawmakers said the bill addresses a recent split in case law that limited negligence claims for first purchasers of newly constructed homes.

Why it matters: supporters framed the bill as restoring accountability for homeowners who experience structural defects, saying existing appellate decisions had narrowed remedies for first homeowners. Several senators noted unusual cross‑sector support: home‑building industry representatives and trial attorneys testified in favor of the amended bill.

Key details: the bill was presented as correcting an imbalance created by recent state appellate and Supreme Court rulings. Senator Pelton said the measure brings both the home builders and trial lawyers into agreement, calling the moment “a day in history” to align liability responsibility for first homeowners.

Procedure and votes: the Senate adopted the committee report and then passed Senate Bill 185 by voice vote; the chair announced passage. The transcript records proponents describing the bill's intent and endorsing a yes vote.

What’s next: with Senate passage, the bill is ordered for final enrollment and transmission under legislative procedure.","Senate Bill 185 passed on March 20 to clarify that residential property owners can bring certain negligence claims against construction professionals, reversing a narrower reading of the economic‑loss rule in recent case law, lawmakers said.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6119093,"Senate passes bill to strengthen online cancellation rights, adds one‑step process and promotional protections",199,2469000,2668000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2714641-1afa5c5963c9cd4c9206d1a0d1c84162&start=2469&end=2668","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2714641-1afa5c5963c9cd4c9206d1a0d1c84162/thumbnail_2469000.jpg","/articles/6119093/Colorado/Senate-passes-bill-to-strengthen-online-cancellation-rights-adds-onestep-process-and-promotional-protections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6119093-377eba88310b60b6cdcd976c7cf0661e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770424136&Signature=PXfvf03CienuQ-hQcklpwQZDNRySBOqz8Cq3leSBF-8TH7WFoun~7ZRWAkaiTkoTzBbYdIGNM7CMqJTAAyP23v1NSDCTIzl1GL~o1fljwzY8z0u5OPC5lZOJ7UmSn7fJO2C3rtad9-3TIMO1FwHn29ze0MQNseM3VTQPtFiFzQR2FpqjNwIT2JAkudxzzo2l7tE9qrMazGlr9heZbZ11WmX9Oj7SBHcYlq8VO0sA9pEmKY9DFhP92inwJRhNVb0mK8yIFNTgqh2dzEEws4QEw-mqy2U6ri3rLIqbXJMUXXTtBDx2bszmqvf9rpkSpZqj0IK2GIGXiCkE0aQbRWiEgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senators on the floor passed Senate Bill 145 on March 20, a measure that clarifies and tightens statewide rules for canceling automatic renewal contracts for consumers.

The bill, sponsored in the Senate by Senator Kipp, was amended on the floor to add two changes: (1) a defined one‑step online cancellation process that aligns Colorado law with other states and (2) explicit allowance for companies to offer consumer promotions at the time a consumer cancels an automatic renewal online. The amendment also authorized the attorney general’s office to undertake rulemaking on implementation.

Why it matters: consumer advocates and businesses have pushed competing priorities on automatic renewals—consumers want simple, reliable ways to stop recurring charges; businesses want to preserve legitimate opportunities to retain customers. Supporters said the amendment balances those interests by preventing cancellation friction while allowing incentives at cancellation that are already common in in‑person or phone interactions.

Key details: supporters described the amendment as having “two parts” — the first to define a one‑step cancellation process and the second to permit promotional offers at cancellation so that online users are not denied retention incentives typically offered in other channels. The Senate adopted amendment L2 and then passed the bill. The transcript records Senator Kipp explaining the amendment’s two parts and asking colleagues for a yes vote.

Procedure and votes: the Senate adopted amendment L2 without recorded roll call totals in the transcript and then passed Senate Bill 145 on a voice vote; the chair announced, “The ayes have it and Senate Bill 145 is passed.”

Background: lawmakers said this bill closes a loophole left after prior consumer protection legislation and brings state law into alignment with other states that require a single‑step online cancellation for recurring services. The amendment language also explicitly permits the attorney general’s office to adopt rules related to the statute.

What’s next: with passage in the Senate, the bill will be enrolled and sent on for the remaining steps required under the legislative process.","The Colorado Senate on March 20 passed Senate Bill 145, which clarifies consumers’ right to cancel automatic renewal contracts by creating a one‑step online cancellation process and permitting companies to offer promotions at the point of cancellation. Lawmakers adopted an amendment to allow rulemaking by the attorney general’s office.","actionData","errors"]

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