The Colorado Senate on Feb. 28, 2025 approved several bills on the consent and third-reading calendars and confirmed multiple gubernatorial appointments.

Votes at a glance

- House Bill 10 81 (exception to the requirement that a county with a population of 2,000 or more maintain its own county jail for counties entering into an intergovernmental agreement for a multi-jurisdiction county jail): passed on the consent calendar with a recorded vote of 20 ayes, 9 nos, 0 absent, 5 excused and 1 vacant. Several senators asked to be recorded as no votes during the tally. (Transcript: titles read at 00:20:03.654; final tally announced at 00:23:20.500.)

- House Bill 10 50 (title read on consent calendar): passed with a recorded vote of 29 ayes, 0 nos, 0 absent, 5 excused and 1 vacant. (Transcript: passage announced at 00:23:08.250.)

- Senate Bill 79, the "Colorado Vending of Digital Assets Act" (sponsors: Senators Rich and Roberts; Representatives Taggart and Jackson): final passage on third reading passed with a recorded vote of 25 ayes, 4 nos, 0 absent, 5 excused and 1 vacant. Senator Sarah Rich moved the bill and asked for an affirmative vote. (Transcript: title read at 00:24:57.710; final tally announced at 00:26:12.210.)

- House Bill 11 29 (peer-to-peer behavioral health services program for offenders nearing release from a correctional facility; sponsors: Representatives Bridal and Garcia; Senators Amabile and Ball): passed on third reading with a recorded vote of 23 ayes, 6 nos, 0 absent, 5 excused and 1 vacant. Senator Ball moved final passage on third reading. (Transcript: title read at 00:26:07.565; final tally announced at 00:27:00.980.)

- Senate Bill 133 and House Bills 10 53 and 10 84 passed second reading on the consent calendar and were ordered engrossed/placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage.

- House Bill 10 29 was laid over until Monday, March 3, 2025 and retained its place on the calendar.

Appointments confirmed

- Colorado Tourism Office board of directors: Amanda Parsons (term expiring 06/01/2027) as a representative of the hotel, motel and lodging industry; Bruce Dalton (term expiring 06/01/2026) as a representative of the destination marketing industry; Vinay Paddadar (term expiring 06/01/2028) reappointed as a representative of tourism-related retail and small business; Jennifer Shea (term expiring 06/01/2028) appointed as a representative of the ski industry. The committee recommended these appointments for placement on the consent calendar; they were reported as appointed in committee. (Transcript: appointment list and committee report beginning at 00:18:31.200.)

- Financial Services Board: Sean Robert Davis of Monte Vista confirmed to a term expiring July 1, 2025, to serve as an executive officer of a state savings and loan association. The appointment was confirmed on the consent calendar with a recorded vote of 29 ayes, 0 nos, 0 absent, 5 excused and 1 vacant. (Transcript: motion and confirmation at 00:38:01.105.)

Procedure and next steps

Majority Leader Rodriguez moved for passage of bills on third reading on the consent calendar. Several votes were taken by voice and roll calls were recorded where senators asked to be noted as "no." Bills ordered engrossed will return for third-reading final passage. Laid-over bills will be considered on the date announced.