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“It is a stain on our state that we aren’t doing a better job of helping people into care,” Senator Amabile said, describing parents’ repeated attempts to secure services for adult children. She recounted one case in which a brother and family worked with the ACLU and reporters to move a man out of jail: “he was in jail in a solitary confinement cell naked, staring at the wall, saying over and over again, ‘I’m a good person. I’m a good person. I’m a good person,’ and 6 months in.” That person was later placed in a bed at the state hospital in Pueblo and subsequently moved to a transitional living home, Amabile said.

Amabile said the transitional living home had been established through legislation she sponsored with a co-prime from Broomfield, and she presented the family members in the gallery as evidence that some policy changes are working while more work remains. She asked colleagues “to believe that we have a big problem and that it is on us to fix it,” and asked the Senate to acknowledge the visiting parents.

Senator Michaelson Janai rose in support and described her own family experience: “My son was sent to the office every single day of elementary school. Not because he was a bad kid but because he had an illness.” Michaelson Janai framed the remarks as a call to treat people with mental illness as patients in need of care rather than as criminals.

The remarks were delivered during the floor’s moments of personal privilege and were not accompanied by a formal motion, vote, or directive recorded in the Senate transcript. Senator Amabile and Senator Michaelson Janai used the floor time to highlight constituent experiences and urge legislative attention to the state’s mental-health system.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Colorado Senate 2025 Legislative Day 093 (2025-04-10)","oneSentenceSummary","Senator Amabile used a moment of personal privilege on April 10, 2025, to bring a group she identified as the “Mad Moms” into the Senate chamber and to press colleagues to address gaps in care for adults with serious mental illness.","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},6080230,"Votes at a glance: Senate adopts university centennial, military bridge designation and Home Education Day; passes three House bills on consent",131,4222000,4353000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949550-da6588770192f9d9d589e591ed054360&start=4222&end=4353","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949550-da6588770192f9d9d589e591ed054360/thumbnail_4222000.jpg","/articles/6080230/Colorado/Votes-at-a-glance-Senate-adopts-university-centennial-military-bridge-designation-and-Home-Education-Day-passes-three-House-bills-on-consent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6080230-e9f12887b6cb91415a4fb24ac5917f75/orig.mp4?Expires=1770842457&Signature=GzYeynDTtk7qFDFB3h1eYnUD9YeNUc9fbO2xw~~TTw9x1XX759Wh73c1E90bvhoTINPKhyolqU4jHCN7HFz3574KaNDqCdzM~GYYpcpALzjLHJlO9Re9v7pkcKZ4EYxLYVpLaWYHkrnunFQhU6TnYdnQL0H3x4ZRuQ4jWqEjk7zklQwJNmLv23vs5J3snI8-72tJZOTc8blB2DMBO1WmHyajdCRJIKHr4OiO8BEFxUK3MpTERNCs1AFQM0IwQ8JeVrc3YqHqLMKxwBqmqnYp-bCfJAT9-2OVBS1TFJmUu9QKd13zaypT3I1003Gt0g58-sj7Rp8COQ45SdCVMe1NjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate on April 10, 2025, adopted three ceremonial joint resolutions and passed three House bills on the consent calendar, recording unanimous or near-unanimous votes on the measures listed below.

Senate joint resolution 25020 (SJR25020), introduced by Senator Rich, recognizes Colorado Mesa University on its 100th anniversary. The resolution text recounted the institution’s history and economic impact to the Western Slope; Senator Rich said the university’s motto on its website is “success starts with heart.” SJR25020 was adopted by a roll call of 33 ayes, 0 no, with 2 excused.

Senate joint resolution 25017 (SJR25017), carried by Senator Liston, designates the North Academy Bridge on Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs as the “Naval Aviation Pilot and Aviation Machinist Mate Petty Officer First Class Daniel T. Griffin Bridge,” honoring Griffin’s service and his death during the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor. The Senate recorded a vote of 33 ayes, 0 no, with 2 excused.

Senate joint resolution 25019 (SJR25019), carried by Senator Peltinar, recognizes April 10, 2025, as Home Education Day in Colorado and commends home educators. Senator Peltinar noted his family’s experience with homeschooling and renewed his motion for passage; the resolution passed on a roll call of 33 ayes, 0 no, with 2 excused.

On the consent calendar the Senate passed the following House bills on final reading with identical roll-call results: House Bill 1210 (data reporting requirements for K–12 schools), House Bill 1298 (judicial performance commissions), and House Bill 1116 (requiring the Department of Corrections to search for information related to an offender’s court appearances). Each passed with a roll call of 33 ayes, 0 no, with 2 excused.

Votes recorded on the floor are reflected below in the actions list with the titles read into the record and the roll-call outcomes.","On April 10, 2025 the Colorado Senate adopted three joint resolutions honoring Colorado Mesa University's 100th anniversary, Petty Officer Daniel T. Griffin and Home Education Day, and passed three House bills on the consent calendar; votes were unanimous or near-unanimous on the recorded items.",{"_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},6080233,"Senate repasses House Bill 1056 after conference panel narrows tolling language for wireless permits",103,4412000,4515000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949550-da6588770192f9d9d589e591ed054360&start=4412&end=4515","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949550-da6588770192f9d9d589e591ed054360/thumbnail_4412000.jpg","/articles/6080233/Colorado/Senate-repasses-House-Bill-1056-after-conference-panel-narrows-tolling-language-for-wireless-permits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6080233-83d957c17294a355dc825ebcaf185fc8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770842457&Signature=OAW0rOo9Jn5fVwTswBjbhFVm~wlrH6Ghzf6j4acxbO4sCB-X1WVKkB-jG1HOoqp3f4QXrGiiTFdX3KeM7C2kuenJt-Ibsq1XYK-wCHOT4yHIqHOHZT3U9fn-jc-ngqFxOt2KMfO~jHmAbKe5-0sdaoEDbFGKz~OzUUSXbPwWmIgQ74KE~ZRAIlbsgXsTEZCU5Ng72KLs05sLGbg5viCeVSUG8CGMGpzqoqlLMeeJXbqddKonsUqFcXdsTA5UR2ftQkH2VjFo~b2XiUF1JNzv1GP-DcyexHUsJW7o2qv~rkTQrM95pkH397xPI8c-jYnBYzpaOjk2S8yZbFHbYQxcSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado Senate on April 10, 2025, repassed House Bill 1056, a measure that revises local-government permitting rules for wireless telecommunication facilities after a conference committee amended tolling provisions to add guardrails.

Senator Roberts, a sponsor of the Senate version, told colleagues the conference committee retained tolling language but tightened it to prevent unintended delays while preserving the bill’s intent to improve cellular coverage. “We are still keeping that tolling language. It will allow local governments to toll these wireless infrastructure applications,” Senator Roberts said on the floor.

The conference report adopted the amended tolling language and, Roberts said, included additional limits “to make sure that it didn’t get out of hand and that we were still honoring the intent of the bill, which is to get our constituents better cell phone coverage.” The committee report was adopted unanimously in conference committee, according to the transcript.

On a subsequent roll call for repassage the Senate recorded 29 ayes and 4 no votes; Senators Frizzell, Bazely, Pelton R, and Winter were recorded as voting no. Two senators were excused. The motion for repassage was made by Senator Roberts.

The transcript shows debate focused on the tolling language (the ability of local governments to temporarily halt or toll wireless permit applications) and on balancing expedited deployment of wireless facilities with local control. The text of the conference amendment and the specific guardrails were described on the floor but detailed statutory text was not read into the record during the repassage discussion in the segment captured by the transcript.

No further formal action or implementation steps were recorded in the Senate segment of the transcript beyond the repassage vote recorded that day.","The Colorado Senate repassed House Bill 1056 after a conference committee kept but narrowed tolling language that lets local governments pause wireless-application review under limited guardrails; the measure passed the Senate 29-4 with two excused.","actionData","errors"]

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Senator Amabile brings 'Mad Moms' to the Senate and urges better care for adults with serious mental illness

Votes at a glance: Senate adopts university centennial, military bridge designation and Home Education Day; passes three House bills on consent

Senate repasses House Bill 1056 after conference panel narrows tolling language for wireless permits