The Colorado Senate advanced bills on early childhood infrastructure, pre-production plastic pollution, and Auraria Board governance while unanimously adopting a memorial highway resolution honoring World War II veteran Sergeant John Jack Thurman and confirming ten gubernatorial appointments.
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Senator Catlin argued SB 16 is 'really not necessary because we already have statutes that deal with this,' citing CRS 25-8-609, which already mandates criminal pollution charges for any person who recklessly, knowingly, intentionally, or with criminal negligence discharges any pollution into state waters. Senator Cutter directly responded that 'all we are doing is defining plastic pellets under that same statute. So we're not creating anything new, not not extra. It's just another definition of what constitutes pollution.'
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“Every single plastic pellet that has entered our environment is still present in some form. Every single piece of plastic that's ever been created. It can take anywhere from hundreds to thousands of years to break down.”
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Sign in to subscribeSenate will come to order. Mr. Shoffler, please call the roll. Senators amabile. Baisley. Ball. Bridges. Bright. Carson. Catlin. Cutter. Danielson. Doherty. Excused. Exum. Frizzell. Gonzalez. Gonzalez. Henriksen. Judah. Kip. Kirkmeyer. Kirkmeyer. Kirkmeyer. Kolker. Linstead. Liston. Marchman. Michelson. Genet. Mullica. Pelton. B. Pelt. Nar. Rich. Roberts. Roberts. Rodriguez. Simpson. Snyder. Sullivan. Wallace. Weissman. Zamora. Wilson. Mr. President. Let's do this. The roll call is 34 present. Zero absent, one excused. We have a quorum. Senator Cutter, would you please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance? Good morning. Please join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic, for which stands one nation under all indivisible, with liberty and justice. For all approval of the journal, Senator catlin. Thank you, Mr. President. I move the Senate journal of February 11, 2026 be approved as corrected by the Secretary. Y' all heard the motion or maybe did not hear the motion, but all those in favor say aye. Opposed? No, but the ayes have it. That motion is adopted. Senate services correctly printed. Senate Bill 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 1011-021031-04105, 1061-071081-09110, 111 and 112 correctly engrossed.…
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