The Colorado Senate spent the bulk of Legislative Day 056 debating HB 1001, the Home Act, a major housing bill allowing nonprofits, school districts, universities, housing authorities, and transit agencies to develop affordable housing on up to five acres of unused land through an administrative approval process; Republicans mounted a sustained but unsuccessful amendment campaign centered on local control and public hearing rights before the bill passed second reading 24-10. The Senate also passed SB 47 (firefighter collective bargaining) and SB 109 (accessible housing building codes) along party lines, and repassed SB 1 (housing tax credit and county appropriations) 28-6.
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Senator Kirkmeyer argued the bill's administrative approval process 'does not require and cannot be elevated to require a public hearing, a recommendation, or a decision by an elected or appointed body or a hearing officer,' and that notifying the public is not the same as holding a public hearing before elected officials. Senator Gonzalez countered that the law already allows public input into the objective standards governing administrative review, and that what is barred is 'arbitrary or inconsistent standards that treat each project differently and unpredictably.' Senator Frizell called public hearings a matter of 'trust,' while Senator Exum argued that 'compatibility has been used to discriminate for decades' and that the amendment's framing would perpetuate exclusion.
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“Bill 10 001. Is there any further discussion? Senator Gonzalez thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd to begin by extending my appreciation to the good senator from Colorado Springs for his diligence, his expertise and his leadership in advancing this important policy. Colorado, we are in the midst of a housing crisis, y'. All, and Coloradans are overwhelmingly burdened with the cost”
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Sign in to subscribeBall. Benavidez. Bridges. Bridges. Excuse. Right. Carson. Catlin. Cutter. Cutter. Excuse. Danielson. Daugherty. Here. Exum. Frizzell. Gonzalez. Gonzalez. Excuse. Hendrickson. Judah. Judah. Excuse. Kip. Kirkmeyer. Kirkmeyer. Excuse me. Kolker. Linstead. Liston. Marchman. Mullica. Pelton, b. Pelton. Rich. Roberts. Roberts. Excuse me. Rodriguez. Simpson. Snyder. Sullivan. Wallace. Wallace. Excuse. Weissman. Weissman. Excuse me. Zamora. Wilson. Bridges. Mr. President. Let's do this. The morning roll call is 28 present. Zero absence. Seven excused. We have a quorum. Senator Pelton, R. Would you please lead us in the Pledge of allegiance? Thank you, Mr. President. Would everybody rise and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance? I pledge allegiance 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. Mr. Shoffler. Please add Senator Weissman to the roll. Please add Senator Wallace to the roll. Approval of the Journal. Senator Pelton. Bee. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Senate journal of March 10, 2026 be approved as corrected by the Secretary. You've heard the motion. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? No. The ayes have it, and that motion is adopted. Senate services correctly printed.…
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