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.
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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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“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”
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Sign in to subscribeSenators 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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