This is a roundup of formal floor actions recorded during the Colorado Senate session on March 20, 2025. Where a roll-call tally was recorded on the floor, it is included; where the transcript records a voice vote or no numeric tally, "not specified" is noted.
Passed on third reading and final passage
- Senate Bill 61 (concerning laws regarding federally recognized tribes in Colorado): Passed on the consent calendar; recorded vote 34 ayes, 0 no, 1 excused, 0 vacant. (Sponsor: Senator Simpson.)
- Senate Bill 145 (consumer right to cancel automatic renewal contracts online): Passed on third reading, recorded tally 29 ayes, 5 noes, 0 absent, 1 excused, 0 vacant. Named senators voting no included Paisley, Carson, Bright, Pelton B and Frizzell as recorded on the floor.
- House Bill 1173 (expanding the role of an advisory board to serve the office of school safety): Passed third reading and final passage; recorded tally 22 ayes, 12 noes, 0 absent, 1 excused, 0 vacant. (Sponsors: Representatives Lukins and Johnson; Senator Kolker.)
- Senate Bill 185 (inapplicability of the economic loss rule for certain residential property claims): Passed on third reading; recorded tally 23 ayes, 11 noes, 0 absent, 1 excused.
Other bills passed or advanced
- Senate Bill 9 (recognition of certain tribal court orders): Passed (voice vote); committee amendments were adopted; the bill was recorded as passed on the floor (no numeric tally shown in the transcript).
- House Bill 1018 (access to Department of Labor and Employment vocational rehabilitation services): Passed (no numeric roll-call tally provided in the transcript at the moment of passage).
- House Bill 1024 (disclosure requirements when medical professionals delegate medical aesthetic services): Passed (no numeric roll-call tally provided in the transcript at the moment of passage).
Committee reports, confirmations and governor actions
- Multiple gubernatorial appointments on the consent calendar were confirmed by the Senate (Underground Damage Prevention Safety Commission and Workers' Compensation Cost Containment board appointments listed on the consent calendar). The Senate recorded: "Those appointments are confirmed. Delivery to the governor for signature."
- The Senate received a message from the governor reporting approval and filing with the Secretary of State of several acts (examples recorded in the message include Senate Bills 38, 46 and 52) with approval times noted in the record.
Layovers and calendar actions
- The Senate laid over Senate Bills 157 and 71 until March 25, 2025, and similarly laid over other bills noted in committee reports (details recorded on the floor specify layover dates for several measures).
Notes on procedure and sources
This roundup uses floor-recorded roll-call tallies where provided. For bills recorded as passed by voice vote or where the transcript reports only "the ayes have it," the numeric tally is recorded as not specified. For any bill listed here that is part of an omnibus consent calendar or committee report, the committee report text and the Senate clerk’s read titles provide the formal descriptions included in this summary.