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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14, 2021 | CO | HB 21-002 | Extends Income Tax Deductions Under the CARES Act | Bill Passed - House (44 - 20) |
| March 13, 2023 | CO | SB 23-170 | Expands Access to Extreme Risk Protection Orders | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
| March 13, 2023 | CO | SB 23-169 | Increases Legal Age to Buy Firearms to 21 | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| May 4, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1064 | Prohibits Flavored Nicotine and Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - House (35 - 27) |
| April 1, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1297 | Establishes Permanent Daylight Savings Time | Bill Passed - House (50 - 12) |
| April 25, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1326 | Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl | Bill Passed - House (43 - 22) |
| March 29, 2021 | CO | HB 21-1011 | Requires Providing Multilingual Ballot Access | Bill Passed - House (40 - 23) |
| March 17, 2021 | CO | HB 21-1090 | Rescinds Marijuana Possession Offenses of Two Ounces or Less | Bill Passed - House (45 - 19) |
| March 16, 2021 | CO | HB 21-1164 | Authorizes School Districts to Raise their Mill-Levy Rates | Bill Passed - House (40 - 20) |
| June 7, 2021 | CO | SB 21-293 | Reduces Property Assessment Rates in the 2022 and 2023 Taxation Years | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
| May 2, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1363 | Establishes Taxpayer Accountability in Special Districts | Bill Passed - House (34 - 31) |
| June 5, 2020 | CO | SB 20-181 | Amends Incompetent-to-Proceed Process for Mentally Ill Defendants | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
| June 9, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1065 | Authorizes Pharmacists to Sell Nonprescription Syringes | Bill Passed - House (38 - 24) |
| June 9, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1017 | Expands Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the Criminal Justice System | Bill Passed - House (40 - 22) |
| Feb. 4, 2020 | CO | SB 20-83 | Prohibits Civil Arrests on Courthouse Grounds | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
| June 5, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1143 | Increases Maximum Fines for Air and Water Quality Violations | Bill Passed - House (40 - 24) |
| March 9, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1307 | Prohibits the "Gay Panic" Murder Defense | Bill Passed - House (45 - 19) |
| June 12, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1425 | Amends Hospital Patient Visitation Rights During COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - House (47 - 17) |
| June 11, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1420 | Amends State Tax Breaks | Bill Passed - House (39 - 26) |
| June 10, 2020 | CO | SB 20-213 | Extends State Take-Out Regulations for Alcohol Sales | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1) |
| Jan. 14, 2021 | CO | HB 21-003 | Establishes Legislative Procedures for Disaster Emergencies | Bill Passed - House (41 - 23) |
| Feb. 28, 2020 | CO | SB 20-163 | Amends the Definition for Nonmedical Exemptions for School Immunization Policies | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1037 | Authorizes Dual Marijuana Businesses | Bill Passed - House (53 - 11) |
| Feb. 14, 2022 | CO | SB 22-003 | Expands Community College Nursing Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
| Feb. 14, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1041 | Expands Privacy Protections for Health and Social Workers | Bill Passed - House (52 - 10) |
| March 4, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1041 | Expands Privacy Protections for Health and Social Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1153 | Authorizes the State Employee's Union to Collectively Bargain with the State | Bill Passed - House (41 - 23) |
| Feb. 19, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1044 | Amends the State Pension Plan for Firefighters and Police Officers | Bill Passed - House (42 - 21) |
| March 22, 2023 | CO | SB 23-190 | Prohibits Deceptive Advertisements at Anit-Abortion Centers | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
| Jan. 29, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1009 | Prohibits Landlords from Viewing Eviction Filing Records | Bill Passed - House (44 - 19) |
| March 14, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1279 | Prohibits Restrictions on Reproductive Rights | Bill Passed - House (40 - 24) |
| April 20, 2022 | CO | SB 22-098 | Establishes a Task Force to Examine Drug Repository Programs for Unused Prescription Drugs and Over-the-Counter Medications | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
| Jan. 31, 2020 | CO | SB 20-100 | Repeals the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
| June 9, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1413 | Establishes a Small Business Tax Credit for the COVID-19 Response | Bill Passed - House (43 - 18) |
| March 21, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1202 | Expands Assistance for At-Risk Students | Bill Passed - House (48 - 17) |
| Feb. 11, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1048 | Establishes the CROWN Act | Bill Passed - House (42 - 21) |
| April 22, 2022 | CO | SB 22-154 | Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| April 22, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1122 | Prohibits Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices | Bill Passed - House (44 - 20) |
| March 31, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1333 | Increases Minimum Wage in Nursing Homes to $15 | Bill Passed - House (49 - 16) |
| April 18, 2018 | CO | HB 18-1391 | Establishes Requirements for Sexual Misconduct Policies | Bill Passed - House (34 - 28) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1060 | Limits Campaign Contributions to School Board Candidates | Bill Passed - House (41 - 23) |
| April 10, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1266 | Authorizes Voting Rights to Paroled Felons | Bill Passed - House (45 - 19) |
| May 4, 2022 | CO | SB 22-179 | Authorizes Measures to Address Tampering with a Motor Vehicle's Emission Control System | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4) |
| March 25, 2022 | CO | SB 22-055 | Authorizes Increased Alcohol Monitoring for Impaired Driving Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0) |
| April 27, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1312 | Requires Waivers from Parents Wanting to Exempt their Children from Vaccinations | Bill Passed - House (39 - 20) |
| May 8, 2023 | CO | HB 23-1311 | Increases State Funding for Tax Relief to Equalize Refund Payments Amounts | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | CO | HB 23-1058 | Amends Definition of "Child-Occupied Facility" as Relates to Lead-Based Paint Abatement | Bill Passed - House (54 - 9) |
| Feb. 9, 2023 | CO | HB 23-1064 | Establishes the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact to Help With Colorado's Teacher Shortage | Bill Passed - House (46 - 16) |
| May 1, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1333 | Establishes a Tax on Cigarette, Tobacco, and Nicotine Products | Bill Passed - House (34 - 31) |
| Feb. 9, 2023 | CO | SB 23-128 | Appropriates Funding for the State Department of Public Health and Environment | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| April 21, 2023 | CO | SB 23-259 | Authorizes Casinos to Offer Individual Lines of Credit | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
| April 18, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1234 | Authorizes the Delivery of Marijuana | Bill Passed - House (38 - 27) |
| May 7, 2023 | CO | HB 23-1311 | Increases State Funding for Tax Relief to Equalize Refund Payments Amounts | Bill Passed - House (44 - 17) |
| April 24, 2019 | CO | SB 19-235 | Expands Automatic Voter Registration System | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| Feb. 19, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1148 | Reduces Maximum Criminal Penalty for Certain Crimes to 364 Days | Bill Passed - House (41 - 21) |
| April 17, 2019 | CO | SB 19-030 | Authorizes a Remedy for Improperly Entered Guilty Pleas | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
| April 29, 2019 | CO | SB 19-007 | Establishes Standards for Sexual Misconduct Policies at Higher Education Institutions | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| April 23, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1124 | Prohibits Local Law Enforcement from Helping to Enforce Federal Civil Immigration Laws | Bill Passed - House (36 - 28) |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | CO | SB 19-1025 | Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History | Bill Passed - House (42 - 22) |
| March 14, 2019 | CO | SB 19-139 | Authorizes Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
| April 12, 2021 | CO | SB 21-188 | Authorizes a Voter with a Disability to Print the Ballot or Return the Ballot by Electronic Transmission | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
| March 11, 2023 | CO | HB 23-1219 | Establishes a 3-Day Waiting Period to Purchase Firearms | Bill Passed - House (44 - 20) |
| March 6, 2019 | CO | SB 19-078 | Establishes Net Neutrality Rules | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
| March 31, 2017 | CO | HB 1242 | Increases State Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (41 - 24) |
| April 26, 2023 | CO | HB 23-1086 | Amends the Due Process Asset Forfeiture Act | Bill Passed - House (59 - 6) |
| April 17, 2018 | CO | SB 18-083 | Establishes Educational Tax Credit System | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
| March 4, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1177 | Establishes Extreme Risk Protection Orders | Bill Passed - House (38 - 25) |
| Feb. 15, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1039 | Amends Birth Certificate Regulations | Bill Passed - House (41 - 22) |
| Feb. 26, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1119 | Requires Law Enforcement Internal Investigations to Become Public | Bill Passed - House (33 - 29) |
| Feb. 19, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1129 | Prohibits Conversion Therapy | Bill Passed - House (42 - 20) |
| Feb. 19, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1032 | Amends Sex Education Standards | Bill Passed - House (39 - 23) |
| April 21, 2023 | CO | HB 23-1076 | Expands Employee's Medical Impairments and Disability Benefits | Bill Passed - House (45 - 17) |
| March 25, 2015 | CO | SB 86 | Repeals Background Check Requirement for Firearm Transfers | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
| Feb. 12, 2015 | CO | SB 77 | Extends Parental Rights in Education and Health Care | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
| May 7, 2018 | CO | SB 18-272 | Establishes School Grants for Suicide-Prevention Training | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
| April 17, 2018 | CO | SB 18-220 | Prohibits Jurisdictions From Establishing Sanctuary Status | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
| April 10, 2018 | CO | SB 18-043 | Specifies Rules of Nominee Rejections | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
| April 27, 2018 | CO | HB 18-1403 | Expands Disclosure Requirements | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
| Feb. 2, 2018 | CO | HB 18-1033 | Expands Employee Leave | Bill Passed - House (35 - 28) |
| April 17, 2023 | CO | SB 23-184 | Prohibits Landlords from Rejecting a Tenant on Income Grounds | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
| April 11, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1239 | Appropriates $12 Million for Census Outreach | Bill Passed - House (41 - 23) |
| May 9, 2017 | CO | HB 1375 | Requires School Districts to Develop a Plan to Equitably Distribute Funds | Bill Passed - House (65 - 0) |
| Jan. 29, 2019 | CO | SB 19-042 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| March 13, 2019 | CO | SB 19-181 | Amends Local Environmental Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
| May 9, 2017 | CO | SB 301 | Amends Funds and Regulations for Renewable Energy Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
| April 12, 2017 | CO | SB 192 | Authorizes Transfers of Retail Marijuana to Medical Marijuana Licensees | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
| March 29, 2016 | CO | SB 157 | Requires Suspension of Clean Power Plan Implementation | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
| March 10, 2023 | CO | SB 23-093 | Prohibits Annual Medical Debt Interest from Exceeding 3% | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
| April 21, 2016 | CO | HB 1430 | Requires Oil and Gas Companies to Provide Certain Information | Bill Passed - House (34 - 31) |
| March 1, 2016 | CO | HB 1231 | Limits Use of Automated Vehicle Identification Systems | Bill Passed - House (33 - 31) |
| March 17, 2016 | CO | HB 1210 | Prohibits Conversion Therapy for Minors | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
| March 28, 2016 | CO | HB 1296 | Increases Penalties for Unlicensed Car Dealers | Bill Passed - House (34 - 31) |
| March 28, 2016 | CO | HB 1166 | Prohibits Employers from Discussing Salary History | Bill Passed - House (34 - 31) |
| March 24, 2016 | CO | HB 1001 | Requires State Contractors to Comply with Federal Equal Pay Standards | Bill Passed - House (34 - 29) |
| March 27, 2018 | CO | SB 18-200 | Amends Public Retirement System Policies | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| March 2, 2016 | CO | SB 74 | Authorizes Voters to Opt Out of Mail Ballots | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
| Feb. 24, 2016 | CO | SB 112 | Requires Certain Number of Polling Centers | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
| April 17, 2023 | CO | HB 23-1266 | Amends Rules Concerning Reverse Mortage When Property Becomes Uninhabitable | Bill Passed - House (46 - 19) |
| Feb. 23, 2016 | CO | SB 17 | Authorizes the Concealed Carry of a Firearm Without a Permit | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
| Feb. 4, 2016 | CO | HB 1002 | Authorizes Leave for Academic Activities | Bill Passed - House (35 - 30) |