---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Governments May Regulate Nicotine Products"
description: "Regulation of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products - local government regulation - state cigarette tax revenue apportionment to local governments - local governments' special sales taxes. Sections 1, 2, and 4 of the act authorize a county to enact a resolution or ordinance that prohibits a minor from possessing or purchasing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products. Sections 1 and 2 also authorize a county to impose regulations on cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products that are more stringent than statewide regulations, including prohibiting sales to a person under 21 years of age, and section 4 expressly authorizes a county to enact a resolution or ordinance regulating the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors. Section 3 expressly authorizes a statutory or home rule city or town to enact an ordinance regulating the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "HB 19-1033"
citation: "Colorado HB 19-1033 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Kennedy", "Kerry Tipper", "Kevin Priola", "Rhonda Fields"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-04T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-28T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72f5aed1-6097-4c8e-90f6-1c250352dafe"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1033"
source_hash: "f3aed60ef65c0e4ca3019ffe4d9a84a03c8fc066f36b015c2bc1415d62f5ceca"
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 HB 19-1033 (2019A) — Local Governments May Regulate Nicotine Products

Regulation of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products - local government regulation - state cigarette tax revenue apportionment to local governments - local governments' special sales taxes. Sections 1, 2, and 4 of the act authorize a county to enact a resolution or ordinance that prohibits a minor from possessing or purchasing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products. Sections 1 and 2 also authorize a county to impose regulations on cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products that are more stringent than statewide regulations, including prohibiting sales to a person under 21 years of age, and section 4 expressly authorizes a county to enact a resolution or ordinance regulating the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors. Section 3 expressly authorizes a statutory or home rule city or town to enact an ordinance regulating the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors.

## 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/2019a_hb1033_s_hhs_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/05/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1033_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (03/18/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1033_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/04/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1033_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/04/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1033hi_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (02/06/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1033_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (02/25/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1033_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (02/22/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1033_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (03/28/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_1033_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **38–26** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **21–13** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **38–24** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **43–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Kennedy — primary (person)
- Kerry Tipper — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)
- Rhonda Fields — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-04T07:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2019-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2019-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 03/01/2019
- **2019-02-25T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2019-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-02-20T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2019-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-05T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2019-02-01T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-01-04T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72f5aed1-6097-4c8e-90f6-1c250352dafe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).