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Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 051

Thursday, March 5, 2026·34m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Colorado Senate advanced House Bill 1020 and Senate Bill 95 on second reading, confirmed a slate of gubernatorial appointments including former Senate President Steven Weinberg to the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees amid lighthearted skepticism, and laid over two bills on non-emergency Medicaid transportation and affordable home ownership.

Key Actions

·HB 1020 – Cholerimetric Field Drug TestingPassed

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Controversies

SB 95 language regarding individuals present with victim-survivors during testimony

Senator Wilson raised concern about language in SB 95 — specifically on page 10 (or page 11, line 10 in her version) — stating that the bill required the judge and defendant to be allowed to communicate with 'individuals in the room,' and that she was concerned about any possibility of coaching which would lead to possible false accusations. No named senator directly disputed her concern on the record.

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Notable Quotes

“AGO and the Office of the State Public Defender. Ask for your support. Is there any discussion on the committee report? Okay. Seeing none. The motion is the adoption of the Judiciary Committee report. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? No. The ayes have it. And the committee report is approved to the bill. Thank you, Senator Weissman. Thanks, Madam Chair. Members, this was 70 consent out of Judiciary. I did ask for it to be put on the”

Senator Weissman — Senator Weissman explained why he removed SB 95, a victim-survivor support bill, from the consent calendar despite its unanimous committee passage, in order to add an amendment clarifying appellate procedure for the bill's anti-SLAPP provisions.

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Votes

Approval of Senate Journal, March 4, 2026Passed
Senate resolves into Committee of the Whole for consent calendar second readingPassed
Passage of House Bill 1020 on second reading (consent calendar)Passed
Adoption of Committee of the Whole report (HB 1020)Passed
Senate resolves into Committee of the Whole for general orders second readingPassed
Layover of Senate Bill 63 until Monday, March 9Passed
Layover of Senate Bill 40 until Friday, March 6Passed
Adoption of Judiciary Committee report on SB 95Passed
Adoption of Amendment L006 to SB 95Passed
Adoption of Senate Bill 95 on second readingPassed
Adoption of Committee of the Whole report (SB 95, SB 40, SB 63)Passed
Confirmation of governor's appointments (consent calendar): Leslie Summey, Brianna Lehman, Gigi Dennis (Colorado Aeronautical Board); Wendy Lee of Boulder, David Lawler of Denver (Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees)No Vote
Confirmation of Steven Fenberg to Board of Trustees, Colorado School of MinesNo Vote
Senate recesses until 11:00amPassed
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TranscriptPreview
Senators amabile, baisley, ball, benavidez. Bridges, bright, carson, catlin, cutter, danielson, Danielson, daugherty. Here. Exum, frizzell, gonzalez. Henriksen, judah. Judah. Excused. Kip, Kirkmeyer. Kolker, Linstead, Liston, Marchman, Mullica, Pelton, B. Peltnar, Rich. Roberts. Rodriguez. Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora, W. Mr. President. Let's do this. The morning roll call is 34 present, 0 absent, 1. Excused. We have a quorum. Senator Ex. Would you please lead us in the Pledge of allegiance? Thank you, Mr. President. Please join me in the present Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice. For all approval of the journal. Senator Pelton. Brilliant. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that The Senate Journal, March 4, 2026, be approved as corrected by the Senate Secretary. You may or may not have heard the motion, but all those in favor say aye. Opposed? No. Aye. Man. For some reason, the ayes still have it. That motion's adopted. Senate services Correctly printed. Senate Bill 133 and 134. Senate Resolution 4. Committee reports. Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources. After consideration on the…
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