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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Federal Indian Child Welfare Act Of 1978"
+description: "The act adopts federal regulations concerning the \"Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978\" as state law so that Colorado will continue to ensure that Indian children are protected in cases of guardianship and adoption."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
+legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
+session: "2023A"
+identifier: "SB 23-211"
+citation: "Colorado SB 23-211 (2023A)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Barbara McLachlan", "Dominick Moreno", "Elizabeth Velasco", "Jessie Danielson"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-03-22T06:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-05-04T06:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57892d06-175d-486f-9f12-3bea4e91ac53"
+source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb23-211"
+source_hash: "4c958221f7f6c95a9251a226ad3b28d12daf25e1c8b8d69760b2792f354871ed"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
+---
+
+# Colorado SB 23-211 (2023A) — Federal Indian Child Welfare Act Of 1978
+
+The act adopts federal regulations concerning the "Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978" as state law so that Colorado will continue to ensure that Indian children are protected in cases of guardianship and adoption.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_sb211_h_sa_001.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed (04/17/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_211_eng.pdf)
+3. **Final Act (05/03/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_211_enr.pdf)
+4. **Introduced (03/22/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_211_01.pdf)
+5. **PA1 (04/14/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_211_s_sa_01.pdf)
+6. **Reengrossed (04/18/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_211_ren.pdf)
+7. **Rerevised (04/26/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_211_rer.pdf)
+8. **Revised (04/25/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_211_rev.pdf)
+9. **Signed Act (05/04/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_211_signed.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- BILL — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- BILL — **65–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Barbara McLachlan — primary (person)
+- Dominick Moreno — primary (person)
+- Elizabeth Velasco — primary (person)
+- Jessie Danielson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
+- **2023-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
+- **2023-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
+- **2023-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`
+- **2023-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
+- **2023-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57892d06-175d-486f-9f12-3bea4e91ac53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
+