April 23, 2026 · 2,543 words · 10 speakers · 14 segments
The Senate will come to order. Committee reports.
Committee on Business, Labor, and Technology. After consideration on the merits, the committee recommends the following. Senate Bill 156 be amended as follows. And as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation.
Mr. President, the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources had under consideration had a hearing on the following appointments and recommends that the appointments be placed on the consent calendar and confirmed. Member of the Coal Mine Board of Examiners for a term expiring beginning July 2, 2025, expiring July 1, 2029, Eric Popham of Rangely, Colorado, to serve as a coal mine owner, operator, or manager engaged in underground mining and engineering experience, and coal mining appointed.
Mr. President, the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources had under consideration had a hearing on the following appointments. Recommends that the appointments be placed in the consent calendar and confirmed. Member of the Coal Mine Board of Examiners for a term expiring July 1st, 2027. Mike Zimmerman of Fruta, Colorado to serve as a coal mine owner, operator, manager, and other minor official actively engaged in underground mining occasioned by the resignation of Lucas Cerna of Farmington, New Mexico appointed.
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources after consideration on the merits. Committee recommends the following. House Bill 1338 be referred favorably to the Committee on Finance. Senate Bill 165 be referred favorably to the Committee on Appropriations.
Conference Committee reports.
to consider matters not at issue between the two houses. The following amendment be recommended. Respectfully submitted House Committee, Representative Emily Sirota, Chair, Representative Kyle Brown, Representative Rick Taggart, Senate Committee, Senator Judy Iambabile, Chair, Senator Jeff Bridges, Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer. First report of the First Conference Committee on House Bill 1405. This report amends a re-revised bill to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Your First Conference Committee appointed on House Bill 1405 concerning transfers of money from certain cash funds to the general fund has met in reports that it has agreed upon the following. One, that the House accede to the Senate amendments made to the bill as the amendments appear in the revised bill with the following changes. Respectfully submitted House Committee, Representative Emily Sirota, Chair, Representative Kyle Brown, Representative Rick Taggart, Senate Committee, Senator Judy Amabile, Chair, Senator Jeff Bridges, Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer, first report of the First Conference Committee on House Bill 1380. This report adopts the re-engrossed bill. To the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, It is your first conference committee appointed on House Bill 1380. Concerning the repeal of the Office of the Judicial Discipline Ombudsman, has met and reports that it has agreed upon the following the Senate recede from its amendment made to the bill and that the re-engrossed bill be adopted without change. Respectfully submitted, House Committee representatives Emily Sirota, Chair, Representative Kyle Brown, Representative Rick Taggart, Senate Committee Senator Jeff Bridges, Chair, Senator Judy Amabile, Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer. First report of the first conference committee on House Bill 1409. This report adopts the re-engrossed bill. To the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, THE FIRST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED ON HOUSE BILL 1409 CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY COLLECTED FROM THE RETAIL MARIJUANA SALES TAX HAS MET AND REPORTED AS AGREED UPON THE FOLLOWING THAT THE SENATE RECEDE FROM ITS AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE BILL AND THAT THE REENGROSSED BILL BE ADOPTED WITHOUT CHANGE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED HOUSE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE EMILY CIROTA CHAIR REPRESENTATIVE KYLE BROWN REPRESENTATIVE RICK TAGGERT SENATE COMMITTEE SENATOR JEFF BRIDGES CHAIR SENATOR JUDY IMABILA SENATOR BARBARA KIRKMAYER First report of the first conference committee on House Bill 1412 This report amends the re bill To the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives your first conference committee appointed on House Bill 1412 concerning authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation to recover overpayments to providers for certain Medicaid expenses, services, and in connection therewith, making and reducing an appropriation has met in reports that has agreed upon the following. That the Senate recede from its amendments made to the bill, and the amendments appear in the re-revise bill, and that the following amendments be substituted, therefore. Respectfully submitted, House Committee, Representative Emily Sirota, Chair, Representative Kyle Brown, Representative Rick Taggart, Senate Committee, Senator Jeff Bridges, Chair, Senator Judy Immobile, Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer.
Introduction of bill.
Senate Bill 178 by Senators Mullica and Judah and Representatives Brown and Gilchrist concerning measures to address the affordability of health insurance. Finance. Senate Bill 179 by Senator Rodriguez concerning measures to increase workers' rights related to health and safety. Business, labor, and technology. House Bill 1052 by Representatives Woogan, Stuart R., and Senator Carson concerning changes to the Victim Rights Act. Judiciary. House Bill 1078 by Representatives Smith and Hamrick and Senators Marchman and Kirkmeyer concerning increasing the number of off-campus courses offered by institutions of higher education to students in concurrent enrollment programs and in connection therewith, making and reducing an appropriation. Education. House Bill 1283 by Representatives Rickson, Joseph, and Senator Marchman concerning protections related to the confiscation of individuals' identification documents. Judiciary. House Bill 1290 by Representatives Hartzuck and Duran and Senators Roberts and Frizzell concerning the criminal offense of assault and in connection therewith clarifying sentencing. Judiciary. House Bill 1312 by Representatives Clifford and Senator Mullica. Concerning measures related to peace officer participation and matters related to peace officer performance and in connection therewith, requiring the Attorney General to submit a proposal to update law enforcement academy training programs, changing the composition of the post-board, requiring a person to be 21 years old to pass post-board examinations for certification, and authorizing a peace officer or academy staff person to be eligible to receive training or grants for training offered by any state or local entity. Judiciary. House Bill 1321 by Representative Stuart R. and Hamrick and Senator Cutter concerning modification of the school security disbursement program. Education. House Bill 1342 by Representative Stuart K. and Lukens and Senator Marchman concerning knowing behavior that lures bears. Agriculture and Natural Resources. House Bill 1344 by Representative Stuart K. and Bradfield and Senator Linstead concerning the continuation of the Colorado Podiatry Board and in connection therewith, implementing a recommendation in the 2025 sunset report by the department of regulatory agencies to require podiatrists to develop a written plan to ensure the security of patient medical records health and human services hospital 1346 by representatives to tone and woodrow and senator kipp concerning allowing the department of treasury to sell unsold insurance premium tax credits to entities that are not insurance companies finance message from the governor
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Leader. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Senate adjourn until 9 a.m. on Friday,
April 24th, 2026. You've heard the motion. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed no. You guys have it. The ayes actually do have it. It's two. And the Senate will adjourn until 9 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026.
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