Colorado Senate · District 14
Cathy Kipp
Democratic
Votes with the Senate President
97%
On 642 contested votes where both voted · 99% on all votes
Votes with own party
98%
Partisan rank: 7 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 4 others)
Didn't vote at roll call
0.1%
2 of 1,696 roll calls · 1 of them excused
Bills passed
49
66 sponsored · 47 became law · Rank 9 of 35 in the Senate
Bills that became law
47
of 49 passed · 1 vetoed
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans
Cathy Kipp's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
Colorado Senate21stpercentile
More liberal than 79% of the Colorado Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
8th most liberal of 35
The scores
How these numbers work →Votes with the Senate President
97%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Cathy Kipp.
On 642 contested votes where both voted99% on all 1,693 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
98%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Cathy Kipp.
On 501 party-line votesPartisan rank: 7 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 4 others)6 senators vote with their party more often
Bills
The bills Cathy Kipp sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 66 |
| Passed both chambers | 49 |
| Became law | 47 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 1 |
| Referred to the voters | 1 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 9 of 35 in the Senate · 8 of 23 Democrats
A Colorado bill has prime sponsors in each chamber: one or two who carry it in the chamber where it starts, and one or two who carry it in the other. Each prime sponsor is credited in their own chamber; additional sponsors and co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB26-1414 Medical Record Requests |
Became law | June 4, 2026 |
| HB26-1207 Disclosure of Demographic Workforce Data |
Became law | June 4, 2026 |
| HB26-1302 Colorado Bureau of Investigation Firearms InstaCheck Unit Operating Hours |
Became law | June 3, 2026 |
| SB26-156 Change Practices of Work Force Development Council |
Became law | June 2, 2026 |
| SB26-002 Energy Affordability |
Became law | June 2, 2026 |
| HB26-1126 Requirements for Firearms Dealers |
Became law | June 2, 2026 |
| SB26-142 Development of Thermal Energy Resources |
Became law | June 1, 2026 |
| HB26-1346 Transfer of Unsold Insurance Premium Tax Credits |
Became law | June 1, 2026 |
| HB26-1120 Mobile Home Property Taxation |
Became law | June 1, 2026 |
| HB26-1043 Transportation Network Company Discriminatory Practices |
Became law | June 1, 2026 |
| HB26-1197 Sunset Water Vessel Registration Program |
Became law | May 29, 2026 |
| SB26-145 Charter School Involvement in Local Ballot Questions |
Became law | May 28, 2026 |
| HB26-1306 Wild Horse License Plate |
Became law | May 28, 2026 |
| HB26-1045 Disabilities Housing Protections |
Became law | May 28, 2026 |
| SB26-172 Front Range Passenger Rail District |
Became law | May 26, 2026 |
| HB26-1132 Practices to Support Pollinators |
Became law | May 26, 2026 |
| HB26-1111 Pesticide Product Disposal & Container Recycling |
Became law | May 26, 2026 |
| SB26-135 State Public K-12 Education Funding |
Referred to the voters | May 20, 2026 |
| HB26-1007 Improve Customer Use Distributed Energy Resources |
Became law | May 7, 2026 |
| HB26-1098 Public Trustee Act Foreclosure Procedures |
Became law | May 4, 2026 |
| HB26-1146 Allow Approved Facility Schools Participate in Public Employees' Retirement Association |
Became law | April 2, 2026 |
| HB26-1182 Sunset Veterinary Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee |
Became law | March 26, 2026 |
| HB25B-1005 Eliminate State Sales Tax Vendor Fee |
Became law | Aug. 28, 2025 |
| HB25-1327 Modify Statewide Ballot Measure Processes |
Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB25-1300 Workers' Compensation Benefits Proof of Entitlement |
Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB25-1161 Labeling Gas-Fueled Stoves |
Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| SB25-145 Online Cancellation of Automatic Renewal Contracts |
Became law | June 3, 2025 |
| SB25-018 Online Search of Sales & Use Tax |
Became law | June 3, 2025 |
| HB25-1245 Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Improvement Projects in Schools |
Became law | June 3, 2025 |
| SB25-034 Voluntary Do-Not-Sell Firearms Waiver |
Became law | June 2, 2025 |
| HB25-1285 Veterinary Workforce Requirements |
Became law | May 30, 2025 |
| HB25-1096 Automated Permits for Clean Energy Technology |
Became law | May 28, 2025 |
| HB25-1165 Geologic Storage Enterprise & Geothermal Resources |
Became law | May 27, 2025 |
| SB25-302 Achieving a Better Life Experience Tax Deduction |
Became law | May 24, 2025 |
| HB25-1248 Protect Students from Restraint & Seclusion Act |
Became law | May 24, 2025 |
| HB25-1167 Alternative Education Campuses |
Became law | May 24, 2025 |
| HB25-1314 Peace Officer Status for Certain Department of Revenue Employees |
Became law | May 23, 2025 |
| HB25-1269 Building Decarbonization Measures |
Became law | May 20, 2025 |
| SB25-008 Adjust Necessary Document Program |
Became law | May 19, 2025 |
| SB25-154 Access to Educator Pathways |
Became law | May 9, 2025 |
| SB25-177 Sunset Continue Early Childhood Leadership Commission |
Became law | May 5, 2025 |
| SB25-085 Health-Related Research Test Subjects |
Became law | April 22, 2025 |
| HB25-1238 Gun Show Requirements |
Became law | April 18, 2025 |
| HB25-1166 Efforts to Reduce Food Waste |
Became law | April 18, 2025 |
| HB25-1133 Requirements for Sale of Firearms Ammunition |
Became law | April 18, 2025 |
| SB25-077 Modifications to Colorado Open Records Act |
Vetoed | April 17, 2025 |
| HB25-1131 Eliminate Student Cap at Colorado State University's Veterinary Program |
Became law | March 31, 2025 |
| HB25-1029 Municipal Authority over Certain Land |
Became law | March 26, 2025 |
| SB25-046 Local Government Tax Audit Confidentiality Standards |
Became law | March 20, 2025 |
Budget projects
Colorado's Long Bill, the state budget, doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Colorado legislators.
Contested votes where they split
21 against the Senate President; 17 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | HB26-1255: Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 13, 2026 | SB26-048: Remove Exception to Marry with Judicial Approval House Amendments / Repassage |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| May 1, 2026 | SB26-134: Payment Card Networks' Fees Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 29, 2026 | SB26-162: Sensitive Test Results in Health Care Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 29, 2026 | SB26-091: Exclusion of Newspaper Deliverers as Employees Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 29, 2026 | SB26-134: Payment Card Networks' Fees Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 17, 2026 | SB26-128: Sales & Use Tax Destination Management Company House Amendments / Repassage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 16, 2026 | SB26-090: Exempt Critical Infrastructure from Right to Repair Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 13, 2026 | SB26-140: Exempt Drugs from Prescription Drug Affordability Board Reviews Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 6, 2026 | SB26-009: Charitable Organization State Sales & Use Tax House Amendments / Concur |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| March 25, 2026 | SB26-128: Sales & Use Tax Destination Management Company Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 24, 2026 | SB26-121: Overtime Threshold for Agricultural Employees Committee of the Whole / Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| March 24, 2026 | SB26-121: Overtime Threshold for Agricultural Employees Committee of the Whole / Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | — |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | SR26-001: Morgan County Road Improvements Adoption |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 7, 2025 | SB25-124: Reducing Costs of Health Care for Patients House Amendments / Adhere |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| May 6, 2025 | HB25-1065: Jury Duty Opt-Out for Certain People Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 25, 2025 | HB25-1069: Increase Stakeholder Participation Committee of the Whole / Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| April 15, 2025 | HB25-1208: Local Governments Tip Offsets for Tipped Employees Third Reading / Passage |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 4, 2025 | HB25-1060: Electronic Fence Detection Systems Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 2, 2025 | SB25-206: 2025-26 Long Appropriations Bill Committee of the Whole / Amendment |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 2, 2025 | SB25-206: 2025-26 Long Appropriations Bill Committee of the Whole / Amendment |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| March 26, 2025 | HB25-1137: Adopt a Shelter Pet Account Community Cats Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 26, 2025 | SB25-124: Reducing Costs of Health Care for Patients Third Reading / Passage |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| March 21, 2025 | SB25-185: Claims Against Construction Professionals Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 6, 2025 | SB25-141: Municipal Government Exemption from Energy Code Requirements Third Reading / Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
Every roll call
How Cathy Kipp voted on each of the 1,696 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- leg.colorado.gov
- cathy.kipp.senate@coleg.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 346, Colorado Building 200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80203
303-866-4841
Committees
- Finance Chair
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Education
- Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy and Task Force
- Pension Review Commission
- Pension Review Commission
- Workplace Harassment
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Colorado General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Colorado General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 8, 2025 to May 13, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections