The Colorado Senate on April 8, 2025, passed Senate Bill 196 on third reading by a vote of 23-11. The bill, introduced on the floor by Senator Judah, concerns measures to protect insurance coverage for preventive health care services.
Senator Judah moved the bill for third-reading and final passage; there was no extended floor debate recorded in the transcript. The clerk, Mister Schoffler, read the bill title to the chamber before the motion to pass.
The action passed with a tally of 23 yeas and 11 nays (0 absent, 1 excused). Named senators included among the no votes in the transcript were Senators Simpson, Bright, Kirkmeyer, Rich, Carson, Pelton R., Liston, Baisley and Catlin; the full roll-call tally was recorded as 23–11.
The bill was recorded with a list of cosponsors in the transcript after passage. The transcript did not include the bill text or specific statutory provisions; the title read on the floor describes the measure as "concerning measures to protect insurance coverage for preventive health care services." The record does not specify implementing rules, funding, or an effective date.
Votes recorded on the floor determined final passage; no committee amendment or additional directions were recorded in the excerpted transcript.