---
type: "Bill"
title: "Research Institutions Affordability For Residents"
description: "Under current law, the number of in-state students enrolled at public institutions of higher education is governed by various percentage limits and requirements. The bill standardizes the calculation for public research institutions in the following ways:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "SB 18-206"
citation: "Colorado SB 18-206 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andy Kerr", "Cole Wist", "Jeni James Arndt", "Kevin Priola"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-19T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-05T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c35d3bfa-8b2d-457c-b122-b22229355931"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb18-206"
source_hash: "6c479ac3540afbd66117aece38db47742b8533807f0a5efe6325dddbd7c9e8d3"
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 18-206 (2018A) — Research Institutions Affordability For Residents

Under current law, the number of in-state students enrolled at public institutions of higher education is governed by various percentage limits and requirements. The bill standardizes the calculation for public research institutions in the following ways:

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_sb206_h_app_002.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/11/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_206_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/16/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_206_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/19/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_206_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/11/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_206sapp_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (04/12/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_206_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (05/07/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_206_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (05/04/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_206_rev.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **61–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andy Kerr — primary (person)
- Cole Wist — primary (person)
- Jeni James Arndt — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-06-05T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2018-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2018-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2018-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Re-referred to Appropriations - No Amendments
- **2018-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/09/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-19T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c35d3bfa-8b2d-457c-b122-b22229355931`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).