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Democratic
· Senator
Lindsey Daugherty
Represents District 19 in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
92%
on 234 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 97%
Cast a vote
90%
Yea or Nay on 887 of 986 roll calls · Senate median 99%
Their bills that became law
12 of 15
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 23
Roll calls on record
986
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Lindsey Daugherty votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Lindsey Daugherty sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Lindsey Daugherty is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
18 of 234 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB1206 · Improved Funding to Support Development
In plain English Increases funding to support affordable housing development.
Senate: Conference Committee Report Adhere · 2026-05-13 · Passed 18–16 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1274 · State Agency Payments to Grant Recipients
In plain English Allows state agencies to pay a percentage of a grant's total value to nonprofit recipients when executing or renewing grant agreements.
Senate: Miscellaneous Recede · 2026-05-13 · Failed 17–17 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1272 · Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections
Senate: Third Reading Bill · 2026-05-13 · Passed 21–14 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB048 · Remove Exception to Marry with Judicial Approval
In plain English Limits the age difference allowed between parties when a minor marries with judicial approval.
Senate: House Amendments Concur · 2026-05-13 · Passed 18–17 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1054 · Protections for Worker Safety
Senate: Third Reading Bill · 2026-05-13 · Failed 17–18 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1236 · Arbitration Reform
Senate: Third Reading Bill · 2026-05-13 · Passed 19–16 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1274 · State Agency Payments to Grant Recipients
In plain English Allows state agencies to pay a percentage of a grant's total value to nonprofit recipients when executing or renewing grant agreements.
Senate: Committee of the Whole Cow * (s.001) · 2026-05-11 · Passed 21–13 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1236 · Arbitration Reform
Senate Judiciary: Refer House Bill 26-1236, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. · 2026-05-06 · Passed 4–3 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1210 · Prohibit Surveillance Price & Wage Setting
In plain English Limits use of personal data to make inferences that affect a person's financial position.
Senate: Third Reading Bill · 2026-05-06 · Passed 19–15 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB176 · State Remedies for Constitutional Rights Violation
In plain English Allows state courts to provide remedies for violations of federal constitutional rights.
Senate Judiciary: Refer Senate Bill 26-176 to the Committee on Appropriations. · 2026-05-04 · Failed 3–4 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB1274 · State Agency Payments to Grant Recipients
In plain English Allows state agencies to pay a percentage of a grant's total value to nonprofit recipients when executing or renewing grant agreements.
Senate: Miscellaneous Recede · 2026-05-13 · Failed 17–17
HB1289 · Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures
Senate: Committee of the Whole Cow * (s.001) · 2026-05-12 · Failed 17–17
HB1418 · Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service Enterprise
In plain English Requires social media platforms offering online gaming to young people to charge fees on add-on purchases and direct revenue to new enterprises funding youth mental health and programming services.
Senate: Third Reading Bill · 2026-05-13 · Passed 18–17
SB115 · Post-Conviction Relief for Certain Offenders
In plain English Allows certain imprisoned offenders to seek post-conviction relief and adjusts state funding accordingly.
Senate: House Amendments Repass · 2026-05-13 · Passed 18–17
HB1054 · Protections for Worker Safety
Senate: Third Reading Bill · 2026-05-13 · Failed 17–18
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Cleave SimpsonRepublican · District 6 · 254 shared contested votes
45%
Barbara KirkmeyerRepublican · District 23 · 252 shared contested votes
39%
Marc CatlinRepublican · District 5 · 241 shared contested votes
37%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (99 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Lindsey Daugherty was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced15
Out of committee13
Passed one chamber13
Passed both chambers13
Became law12
Never left committee0
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 23 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Health Care & Health Insurance 6Professions & Occupations 5Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) 4State Government 2Children & Domestic Matters 2Public Health 2
Fee Sharing with Nonlawyers in Legal Practice
In plain English Prohibits lawyers from sharing fees with nonlawyers in legal practice arrangements.
Official synopsis: Concerning prohibiting certain compensation arrangements in the legal profession, and, in connection therewith, creating the "Colorado Legal Practice Integrity and Fee-sharing Prohibition Act".
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-06-04
Updates to Medicaid
Concerning updates to the medical assistance program.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-06-03
Applied Behavior Analysis Services
In plain English Requires state regulation of applied behavior analysis services and appropriates money for implementation.
Official synopsis: Concerning the regulation of applied behavior analysis services, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-06-02
Reducing Administrative Burdens on Health Care
Concerning measures to reduce the administrative burden on the health-care system.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-06-02
Sunset Division of Professions & Occupations
In plain English Extends the Division of Professions and Occupations and implements recommendations from the 2025 sunset review report.
Official synopsis: Concerning regulation of the division of professions and occupations, and, in connection therewith, implementing recommendations contained in the 2025 sunset report by the department of regulatory agencies.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-06-02
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
Concerning the use of artificial intelligence in health care.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-06-02
Federal Disability Benefits for Foster Care Youth
Concerning changing practices related to federal benefits for youth in foster care.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-06-01
Minors' Rights in Dependency & Neglect Proceedings
In plain English Affirms the rights of children and youth in dependency and neglect court proceedings.
Official synopsis: Concerning affirming the rights of children and youth in dependency and neglect proceedings.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-06-01
Out-of-Network Health Insurance Dispute Resolution
In plain English Changes the process for resolving disputes between health insurance carriers and out-of-network health-care providers.
Official synopsis: Concerning changes to out-of-network health-care services dispute resolution processes for health insurance carriers.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-05-28
State Public K-12 Education Funding
In plain English Increases state funding for public K-12 education for ten years and allows the state to retain excess revenue for this purpose.
Official synopsis: Concerning state public education K-12 funding, and, in connection therewith, increasing appropriations for state public education K-12 for ten years, allowing the state to retain an amount of state revenue in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending equal to state public K-12…
Passed both chambersSigned by the Speaker of the House · 2026-05-20
Transparency of Legislative Groups' Money
In plain English Requires legislative groups to report money they accept and spend to the legislative council staff, which must publicly post these financial reports.
Official synopsis: Concerning the reporting of money handled by legislative groups, and, in connection therewith, requiring each legislative group to report money accepted, received, and expended to the legislative council staff and requiring the legislative council staff to publicly post financial reports.
FailedSenate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely · 2026-05-05
Mental Health Training in Concussion Education
In plain English Requires youth sports coaches to receive mental health training and notify parents about possible mental health risks linked to concussions.
Official synopsis: Concerning information about youth athlete mental health training, and, in connection therewith, requiring mental health training for youth sports coaches and requiring the coaches to notify parents of possible mental health risks associated with concussions.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-05-05
Sunset Kidney Disease Prevention Education Task Force
In plain English Ends the kidney disease prevention and education task force.
Official synopsis: Concerning the continuation of the kidney disease prevention and education task force, and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies in the department's 2025 sunset report to sunset the task force.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-04-20
Promoting Immunization Access
Concerning the promotion of immunization access.
Became lawGovernor Signed · 2026-03-27
Colorado Domestic Exchange Program
Concerning establishment of a high school student domestic exchange program.
FailedSenate Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely · 2026-03-04
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SB165 · 2026-05-13
Species Conservation Measures (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB165 · 2026-05-13
Species Conservation Measures (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
HB1236 · 2026-05-13
Arbitration Reform (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1418 · 2026-05-13
Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service Enterprise (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
SB187 · 2026-05-13
Establishing Commission on Medicaid (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB187 · 2026-05-13
Establishing Commission on Medicaid (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
HB1416 · 2026-05-13
Transfers to General Fund & Colorado Economic Development Fund (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
SB172 · 2026-05-13
Front Range Passenger Rail District (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB172 · 2026-05-13
Front Range Passenger Rail District (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
SB115 · 2026-05-13
Post-Conviction Relief for Certain Offenders (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB115 · 2026-05-13
Post-Conviction Relief for Certain Offenders (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
HB1425 · 2026-05-13
Applied Behavior Analysis Services (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1429 · 2026-05-13
County Administration Public Assistance Programs (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
SB035 · 2026-05-13
Increase of Traffic Violation Penalties (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB035 · 2026-05-13
Increase of Traffic Violation Penalties (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
HB1223 · 2026-05-13
Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures (Senate: Third Reading Amend (l.031))
HB1223 · 2026-05-13
Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1054 · 2026-05-13
Protections for Worker Safety (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
SB078 · 2026-05-13
Changes to Institutions of Higher Education Statutes (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB078 · 2026-05-13
Changes to Institutions of Higher Education Statutes (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
SB155 · 2026-05-13
Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB155 · 2026-05-13
Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
HB1250 · 2026-05-13
Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
SB048 · 2026-05-13
Remove Exception to Marry with Judicial Approval (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB048 · 2026-05-13
Remove Exception to Marry with Judicial Approval (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
SB042 · 2026-05-13
Revenue Classification Taxpayers Bill of Rights (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB042 · 2026-05-13
Revenue Classification Taxpayers Bill of Rights (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
SB002 · 2026-05-13
Energy Affordability (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB002 · 2026-05-13
Energy Affordability (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
SB003 · 2026-05-13
End-of-Life Management of Electric Vehicle Batteries (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB003 · 2026-05-13
End-of-Life Management of Electric Vehicle Batteries (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
HB1433 · 2026-05-13
Funding to Sustain Fire-Related Services (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1289 · 2026-05-13
Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures (Senate: Third Reading Amend (l.081))
HB1289 · 2026-05-13
Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures (Senate: Third Reading Amend (l.082))
HB1289 · 2026-05-13
Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1335 · 2026-05-13
Abortion Medication Access on College Campuses (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1309 · 2026-05-13
Abuse in Cases of Separation (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
SB184 · 2026-05-13
Firefighter Cancer Benefits & Workers' Compensation (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB184 · 2026-05-13
Firefighter Cancer Benefits & Workers' Compensation (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
SB093 · 2026-05-13
Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage Verification (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB093 · 2026-05-13
Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage Verification (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
SB023 · 2026-05-13
School Finance Act (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB023 · 2026-05-13
School Finance Act (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
HB1424 · 2026-05-13
Transportation Network Company Consumer Protection (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
SB131 · 2026-05-13
Sports Betting Protections (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB131 · 2026-05-13
Sports Betting Protections (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
HB1141 · 2026-05-13
Discriminatory Practices in Public Schools (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1426 · 2026-05-13
Department of Law Legislative Report (Senate: Third Reading Amend (l.014))
HB1426 · 2026-05-13
Department of Law Legislative Report (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1272 · 2026-05-13
Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1325 · 2026-05-13
Natural Medicine (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
SB015 · 2026-05-13
Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB015 · 2026-05-13
Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
SB152 · 2026-05-13
Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
SB152 · 2026-05-13
Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage (Senate: House Amendments Repass)
HB1422 · 2026-05-13
Security Measures for Certain Government Entities (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1255 · 2026-05-13
Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants (Senate: Third Reading Bill)
HB1274 · 2026-05-13
State Agency Payments to Grant Recipients (Senate: Miscellaneous Recede)
HB1274 · 2026-05-13
State Agency Payments to Grant Recipients (Senate: Miscellaneous Repass)
SB169 · 2026-05-13
Revisor's Bill (Senate: House Amendments Concur)
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