Votes at a glance: Senate clears multiple House bills and confirms parole-board appointments

The Colorado Senate cleared multiple items on April 2 during a full floor session, adopting several third-reading House bills, confirming governor appointments, and advancing second-reading business.

Key floor actions and recorded votes included:

- House Bill 1007 (distributed energy resources): Passed third reading (29 yes, 4 no, 2 excused). Sponsors framed it as an affordability and safety measure and directed the state utilities regulator to update interconnection rules by year-end.

- House Bill 1120 (mobile-home taxation): Adopted with amendment L17 to correct a mailing term; final passage recorded (30 yes, 3 no, 2 excused). The bill extends redemption periods for mobile-home owners and aligns delinquent-tax procedures with real property lien sale processes.

- House Bill 1253 (disconnection from a statutory municipality): Passed on third reading (31 yes, 2 no, 2 excused) with no floor debate recorded.

- House Bill 1145 (water quality in mobile home parks): Passed on third reading (25 yes, 8 no, 2 excused).

- House Bill 1186 (continuation of bail-bonding regulation): Passed on the floor after sponsor remarks about regulatory continuity for bail agents.

- Committee business: HB1234 (access to child abuse/neglect records) passed second reading in the Committee of the Whole and was ordered revised and placed on the calendar for third reading.

- Appointments: The Senate confirmed governor's reappointments to the State Board of Parole — Katherine Rodriguez (Denver), Rodrigo Luévano (Henderson), and Greg Size (Wheat Ridge) — by a recorded voice vote (33 yes, 0 no, 2 excused). Senator Wallace noted concerns about delays in parole plans by the Department of Parole during floor discussion but supported the confirmations.

These items were adopted as the Senate recessed to noon for reading bills across the desk and to allow committee activity later in the day.