DENVER — The Colorado Senate on Feb. 21, 2025, adopted amendments to Senate Bill 129 and advanced the bill on second reading, ordering it engrossed and placing it on the calendar for third reading and final passage.

Senator Winter moved the adoption of the Judiciary Committee report on SB 129. The committee report included amendments; the report was adopted by voice vote on the floor.

Senator Janet Cutter, speaking about the bill and its amendments, said the measure seeks to "strengthen Colorado shield law" in response to what she described as "attacks from states hostile to reproductive justice." Cutter said the state must strengthen protections because other states have sought to restrict telehealth prescriptions and pursue out-of-state enforcement. "Colorado, we, abide by Colorado's laws. We do not enforce or cooperate with laws, out of state," Cutter said.

Two floor amendments were adopted before the bill advanced. Amendment L002, described on the floor as requested by pharmacies, "ensures that the practitioner provides the name of the healthcare practice on the paper or electronic form of the prescription." Amendment L003, described as requested by the Colorado Municipal League (CML), inserts language clarifying that the section "does not prohibit the investigation of criminal activity," and the floor discussion specified that such investigations are permitted so long as information is not shared with a federal agency or with an individual or actor in another state for the purpose of enforcing another state's laws.

After the amendments were adopted by voice votes, the chair announced, "SB 25 1 29 is adopted," indicating the bill passed second reading and was ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage.

Floor remarks cited legal and professional pressures in multiple states, but the transcript shows no roll-call tally for the bill's second-reading adoption; the committee report adoption later recorded committee votes. The floor debate focused on protecting legally protected health-care activity and clarifying limits on sharing information across jurisdictions.