GBC Equitable Communities 2021 Legislative Report
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HB21-1054 Housing Public Benefit Verification Requirement 
Position: Support
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
News:
Sponsors: D. Jackson / J. Gonzales (D)
Status: 2/16/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs
2/16/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
2/25/2021 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
3/2/2021 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
3/3/2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
3/5/2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
3/23/2021 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
3/26/2021 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
3/29/2021 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
3/30/2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
3/31/2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House
4/5/2021 Sent to the Governor
4/5/2021 Signed by the President of the Senate
4/15/2021 Governor Signed
Amendments Link: All Amendments

HB21-1108 Gender Identity Expression Anti-discrimination 
Position: Support
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
News:
Sponsors: D. Esgar / D. Moreno
Status: 2/16/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
3/24/2021 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
3/29/2021 House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/31/2021 - No Amendments
3/31/2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
4/1/2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
4/6/2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
4/21/2021 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
4/26/2021 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
4/27/2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
5/11/2021 Sent to the Governor
5/11/2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House
5/11/2021 Signed by the President of the Senate
5/20/2021 Governor Signed
Amendments Link: All Amendments

HB21-1117 Local Government Authority Promote Affordable Housing Units 
Position: Support
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
News: Colorado cities can now require affordable housing in new developments — with a catch
Sponsors: S. Lontine | S. Gonzales-Gutierrez / J. Gonzales (D) | R. Rodriguez (D)
Status: 2/16/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government
3/10/2021 House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
3/16/2021 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
3/19/2021 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
3/22/2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
3/25/2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
4/27/2021 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
4/30/2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
5/3/2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
5/4/2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
5/7/2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
5/19/2021 Signed by the President of the Senate
5/19/2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House
5/21/2021 Sent to the Governor
5/28/2021 Governor Signed
Amendments Link: All Amendments

HB21-1222 Regulation Of Family Child Care Homes 
Position: Support
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
News:
Sponsors: A. Valdez (D) | K. Van Winkle / J. Smallwood | F. Winter
Status: 3/17/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
3/30/2021 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
4/5/2021 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
4/5/2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
4/7/2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
4/27/2021 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
4/30/2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
5/3/2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
5/4/2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
5/7/2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
5/27/2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House
5/28/2021 Sent to the Governor
5/28/2021 Signed by the President of the Senate
6/7/2021 Governor Signed
Amendments Link: All Amendments

HB21-1271 Department Of Local Affairs Innovative Affordable Housing Strategies 
Position: Support
Calendar Notification: Tuesday, June 8 2021
CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS
(29) in house calendar.
News:
Sponsors: J. McCluskie (D) | I. Jodeh (D) / J. Gonzales (D)
Status: 4/12/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government
4/28/2021 House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations
5/4/2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
5/4/2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
5/5/2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
5/6/2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government
5/11/2021 Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations
6/3/2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
6/4/2021 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
6/7/2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
6/8/2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6/16/2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House
6/16/2021 Signed by the President of the Senate
6/17/2021 Sent to the Governor
6/27/2021 Signed by Governor
6/27/2021 Governor Signed
Amendments Link: All Amendments

HB21-1311 Income Tax 
Position: Support
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
News: Colorado’s legislative session is wrapping up. Here’s what lawmakers are passing.
Sponsors: E. Sirota (D) | M. Weissman (D) / C. Hansen | D. Moreno
Status: 5/10/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
5/14/2021 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
5/18/2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
5/20/2021 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
5/21/2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
5/22/2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
5/24/2021 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
5/25/2021 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
5/25/2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
5/26/2021 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
6/1/2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
6/2/2021 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
6/3/2021 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
6/4/2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
6/7/2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6/16/2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House
6/16/2021 Signed by the President of the Senate
6/17/2021 Sent to the Governor
6/23/2021 Governor Signed
Amendments Link: All Amendments

SB21-087 Agricultural Workers' Rights 
Position: Deliberating
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
News: Colorado’s legislative session is wrapping up. Here’s what lawmakers are passing.
Colorado Democrats Say The Pandemic Laid Bare The Inequities Faced By Undocumented Immigrants. Now They Want To Fix Them
Sponsors: J. Danielson (D) | D. Moreno / K. McCormick (D) | Y. Caraveo
Status: 2/16/2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
3/17/2021 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations
5/7/2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
5/11/2021 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
5/19/2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
5/20/2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
5/24/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
6/3/2021 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
6/4/2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
6/4/2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
6/7/2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
6/8/2021 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6/17/2021 Signed by the President of the Senate
6/17/2021 Sent to the Governor
6/17/2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House
6/25/2021 Governor Signed
Amendments Link: All Amendments

SB21-173 Rights In Residential Lease Agreements 
Position: Actively Support
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
News: Colorado’s legislative session is wrapping up. Here’s what lawmakers are passing.
Sponsors: J. Gonzales (D) | D. Moreno / Y. Caraveo | S. Gonzales-Gutierrez
Status: 3/5/2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
3/16/2021 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
4/1/2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
4/6/2021 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
4/13/2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
4/14/2021 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
4/19/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
5/13/2021 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
5/20/2021 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Appropriations
5/24/2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
5/27/2021 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
6/1/2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
6/2/2021 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
6/3/2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
6/3/2021 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6/22/2021 Signed by the President of the Senate
6/22/2021 Sent to the Governor
6/22/2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House
6/25/2021 Governor Signed
Amendments Link: All Amendments

SB21-199 Remove Barriers To Certain Public Opportunities 
Position: Actively Support
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
News:
Sponsors: S. Jaquez Lewis | F. Winter / D. Esgar | S. Gonzales-Gutierrez
Status: 3/26/2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
4/22/2021 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
5/14/2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
5/18/2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
5/19/2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
5/19/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
5/27/2021 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
6/1/2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
6/2/2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
6/2/2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
6/3/2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
6/4/2021 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
6/7/2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
6/7/2021 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6/16/2021 Signed by the President of the Senate
6/16/2021 Sent to the Governor
6/16/2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House
6/25/2021 Governor Signed
Amendments Link: All Amendments

SB21-236 Increase Capacity Early Childhood Care & Education 
Position: Support
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
News:
Sponsors: T. Story (D) | J. Sonnenberg / K. Tipper | T. Van Beber
Status: 4/6/2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
4/22/2021 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
5/7/2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
5/11/2021 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
5/12/2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
5/13/2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
5/14/2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
5/26/2021 House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations
5/28/2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
5/28/2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
6/1/2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
6/2/2021 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6/10/2021 Signed by the President of the Senate
6/10/2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House
6/10/2021 Sent to the Governor
6/16/2021 Governor Signed
Amendments Link: All Amendments