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Note: This is a floor‑level summary of recorded second‑reading actions; final enactment requires third‑reading passage and any further conference or reconciliation steps.

Votes at a glance (selected bills called on special orders/consent, per April 2 transcript):
- SB 207 — repeal of statutes relating to rodent pest control — adopted on second reading (consent calendar).
- SB 209 — authority for offender to refuse placement in community corrections after acceptance — adopted on second reading.
- SB 215 — repeal Colorado student leaders institute — adopted on second reading.
- SB 216 — eliminate annual reprinting requirement for education statutes; appropriation reduced — adopted on second reading.
- SB 217 — repeal computer science education teacher grants — adopted on second reading.
- SB 218 — permissible use of school transformation grant appropriations — adopted on second reading.
- SB 219 through SB 267 (selected) — range of education, public safety, higher education, and regulatory housekeeping bills — adopted on second reading and ordered engrossed for third reading as listed in the clerk’s report.
- SB 206 (long bill) — reported out of Committee of the Whole and placed on calendar for final passage (committee report adopted; numerous floor amendments adopted/defeated during the day).

How to read this list: The Senate considered dozens of bills on the special‑orders, second‑reading consent calendar. The clerk read each title in sequence and the chamber adopted the consent calendar by motion and voice/roll call where noted. The transcript lists the bills placed on the consent calendar and records that the committee report was adopted and the items ordered for third reading and final passage.

Ending: Because many bills were processed en masse on the consent calendar, reporters and readers should consult the official engrossed bill list and the Senate calendar for full bill text, sponsor information and final third‑reading outcomes.
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The debate returned repeatedly to two themes: how to order the work of the budget — including whether the School Finance Act should be run before the long bill — and whether state spending had grown too fast in recent years. Senator Chris Bridges (Senate) said that the long bill represented a “balanced budget” as prepared by the Joint Budget Committee but warned the chamber that state spending has grown faster than inflation and population, and argued for prioritizing public education in future budget cycles. “We need to put the big rocks ahead of the marbles and the sand,” Bridges said on the floor (remarks at 1611.33–1624.955).

Conservative senators pushed for more immediate cuts and a narrower general‑fund footprint. Several amendments aimed at trimming what their sponsors called lower‑priority items — from specialized program grants to certain office salaries — were offered and debated on the floor. Many of those proposals were rejected by the Senate; a handful succeeded. Sponsors and opponents repeatedly emphasized seeking offsets rather than one‑time fixes so the overall budget would remain sustainable in the coming year.

Several amendments that drew extended debate on the floor included:
- An amendment to move $1.2 million to support a rural hospital maternity program (moved by Senator Pelton) — discussed but initially lost on the floor before a later bill amendment restored similar funding elsewhere in the long‑bill package (discussion 2129–2198; later action 8431–8530).
- A set of personnel and rate amendments in the Department of Corrections that drew extensive floor debate on staffing, pay and the relationship between correctional programs and recidivism (discussion 2727–2944, 3035–3148). Some corrections amendments were defeated (several recorded “no” votes); at least one amendment restoring therapist/therapy funding for Medicaid providers passed after the committee process (j067 was adopted on the floor — see votes-at-a-glance).
- Numerous technical and programmatic amendments across health, economic development, natural resources and public safety. Several of those were decided by voice vote or recorded roll calls on the floor; the chamber reported dozens of bills as passed on second reading and sent them on for final consideration.

What this means: The Senate floor record shows lawmakers grappling with tradeoffs between preserving service levels for health, education and safety programs and responding to concerns about a structural growth in state spending. Proponents of the long bill argued the document implements the Joint Budget Committee’s work and legal obligations; opponents asked for deeper reforms, particularly for the timing and priority of K‑12 funding and for restraints on the growth of department head counts and recurring costs.

Provenance: The discussion and roll‑call activity recorded here are drawn from the Senate floor transcript for April 2, 2025, including Senator Bridges’ long remarks about process (timestamp ~1611–2092) and the sequence of amendment motions and roll calls through the session.

Ending: With hours of floor votes and committee reports, the Senate advanced the long bill through committee of the whole and adopted a series of technical and policy changes; the funding priorities and several contested amendments will remain visible as the bill proceeds through final steps.
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Senator Winter read the resolution at length on the floor, tracing Denim Day’s origin to a 1998 Italian court decision and noting the U.S. adoption of the Denim Day campaign as a protest against victim‑blaming. The resolution cites the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) as having led Colorado Denim Day since 2013 and calls out continuing system concerns, including the backlog of sexual‑assault evidence kits at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and threats to funding for culturally specific and rural survivor services.

On the floor Senator Bridal and Senator Winter both urged the Senate to support the measure and highlight the importance of prevention and survivor supports; the final roll call recorded 35 ayes, 0 no, 0 absent.

The resolution also directs that a copy be sent to CCASA board president Serene Lambright Dale.
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Votes at a glance: Senate adopts long list of bills on consent/second reading

Senate opens long‑bill debate with sharp exchanges over process, education and spending priorities

Senate unanimously designates April 2025 as sexual‑assault awareness month, names April 30 Colorado Denim Day