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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:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. 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
April 29, 2023 CO SB 23-172 Expands State Anti-Discrimination Laws Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
May 8, 2023 CO SB 23-291 Limits Utility Companies from Charging Ratepayers for Certain Lobbying and Marketing Costs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
May 6, 2023 CO SB 23-291 Limits Utility Companies from Charging Ratepayers for Certain Lobbying and Marketing Costs Bill Passed - House (46 - 19)
May 1, 2006 CO SB 234 Public Construction Bidding Act Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
May 5, 2006 CO SB 234 Public Construction Bidding Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
April 29, 2024 CO SB 24-020 Authorizes Restaurants to Serve To-Go Alcohol Permanently Bill Passed - House (60 - 3)
March 15, 2024 CO SB 24-020 Authorizes Restaurants to Serve To-Go Alcohol Permanently Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
May 5, 2024 CO SB 24-149 Amends State Worker Compensation Insurance Laws Bill Passed - House (43 - 19)
April 24, 2024 CO SB 24-149 Amends State Worker Compensation Insurance Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
May 4, 2024 CO SB 24-190 Expands the Rural Opportunity Office's Role in Supporting Diversification in Workforce Training Bill Passed - House (47 - 14)
April 19, 2024 CO SB 24-190 Expands the Rural Opportunity Office's Role in Supporting Diversification in Workforce Training Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
May 8, 2024 CO SB 24-205 Authorizes Broad Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulations Over Employment Decisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
May 8, 2024 CO SB 24-205 Authorizes Broad Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulations Over Employment Decisions Bill Passed - House (41 - 22)
May 8, 2024 CO SB 24-231 Authorizes Certain Actions For Alcohol Retailers and Liquor License Holders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
May 8, 2024 CO SB 24-231 Authorizes Certain Actions For Alcohol Retailers and Liquor License Holders Bill Passed - House (59 - 4)
May 5, 2009 CO SB 244 Requiring Health Insurance Plans to Cover Autism Treatments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
May 4, 2009 CO SB 244 Requiring Health Insurance Plans to Cover Autism Treatments Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
April 27, 2009 CO SB 244 Requiring Health Insurance Plans to Cover Autism Treatments Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
May 1, 2007 CO SB 25 Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination Bill Passed - House (44 - 18)
April 17, 2007 CO SB 25 Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
April 13, 2009 CO SB 281 Clarifying Pinnacol Assurance as a Subdivision of the State Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
April 25, 2014 CO SB 29 Requires Paint Manufacturers to Establish Recycling Programs Bill Passed - House (38 - 26)
Feb. 28, 2014 CO SB 29 Requires Paint Manufacturers to Establish Recycling Programs Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
Feb. 21, 2012 CO SB 3 Limits Employers' Use Of Credit Histories Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
Feb. 9, 2015 CO SB 65 Prohibits Withdrawing Public Assistance Funds at Certain Places Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
Feb. 22, 2016 CO SB 70 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Union Membership Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
May 4, 2006 CO SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
April 20, 2006 CO SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
March 20, 2008 CO SB 82 Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
March 18, 2008 CO SB 82 Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - House (42 - 20)
Feb. 25, 2008 CO SB 82 Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/29 SB 23-172 Expands State Anti-Discrimination Laws Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
5/08 SB 23-291 Limits Utility Companies from Charging Ratepayers for Certain Lobbying and Marketing Costs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
5/06 SB 23-291 Limits Utility Companies from Charging Ratepayers for Certain Lobbying and Marketing Costs Bill Passed - House (46 - 19)
5/01 SB 234 Public Construction Bidding Act Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
5/05 SB 234 Public Construction Bidding Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
4/29 SB 24-020 Authorizes Restaurants to Serve To-Go Alcohol Permanently Bill Passed - House (60 - 3)
3/15 SB 24-020 Authorizes Restaurants to Serve To-Go Alcohol Permanently Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
5/05 SB 24-149 Amends State Worker Compensation Insurance Laws Bill Passed - House (43 - 19)
4/24 SB 24-149 Amends State Worker Compensation Insurance Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
5/04 SB 24-190 Expands the Rural Opportunity Office's Role in Supporting Diversification in Workforce Training Bill Passed - House (47 - 14)
4/19 SB 24-190 Expands the Rural Opportunity Office's Role in Supporting Diversification in Workforce Training Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
5/08 SB 24-205 Authorizes Broad Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulations Over Employment Decisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
5/08 SB 24-205 Authorizes Broad Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulations Over Employment Decisions Bill Passed - House (41 - 22)
5/08 SB 24-231 Authorizes Certain Actions For Alcohol Retailers and Liquor License Holders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
5/08 SB 24-231 Authorizes Certain Actions For Alcohol Retailers and Liquor License Holders Bill Passed - House (59 - 4)
5/05 SB 244 Requiring Health Insurance Plans to Cover Autism Treatments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
5/04 SB 244 Requiring Health Insurance Plans to Cover Autism Treatments Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
4/27 SB 244 Requiring Health Insurance Plans to Cover Autism Treatments Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
5/01 SB 25 Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination Bill Passed - House (44 - 18)
4/17 SB 25 Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
4/13 SB 281 Clarifying Pinnacol Assurance as a Subdivision of the State Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
4/25 SB 29 Requires Paint Manufacturers to Establish Recycling Programs Bill Passed - House (38 - 26)
2/28 SB 29 Requires Paint Manufacturers to Establish Recycling Programs Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
2/21 SB 3 Limits Employers' Use Of Credit Histories Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
2/09 SB 65 Prohibits Withdrawing Public Assistance Funds at Certain Places Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
2/22 SB 70 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Union Membership Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
5/04 SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
4/20 SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
3/20 SB 82 Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
3/18 SB 82 Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - House (42 - 20)
2/25 SB 82 Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)

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