---
type: "Bill"
title: "Offense Level For Controlled Substance Possession"
description: "Controlled substances - possession offenses - sentencing - substance use and mental health treatment - appropriation. The act makes possession of 4 grams or less of a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II a level 1 drug misdemeanor; except that possession of any amount of gamma hydroxybutyrate or a fourth or subsequent offense for possession of 4 grams or less of a schedule I or II controlled substance or any amount of a schedule III, IV, or V controlled substance is a level 4 drug felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "HB 19-1263"
citation: "Colorado HB 19-1263 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leslie Herod", "Pete Lee", "Shane Sandridge", "Vicki Marble"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 18
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-03-22T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-28T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/016a3a5b-b944-473d-a25d-5e07c1fe65bf"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1263"
source_hash: "ad3e48754a3a3de012ccfee3e947c238605403b36af4251dc9786afd4fb8b2f4"
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 19-1263 (2019A) — Offense Level For Controlled Substance Possession

Controlled substances - possession offenses - sentencing - substance use and mental health treatment - appropriation. The act makes possession of 4 grams or less of a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II a level 1 drug misdemeanor; except that possession of any amount of gamma hydroxybutyrate or a fourth or subsequent offense for possession of 4 grams or less of a schedule I or II controlled substance or any amount of a schedule III, IV, or V controlled substance is a level 4 drug felony.

## 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_hb1263_s_app_004.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/17/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/16/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/22/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/04/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263jud_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (04/10/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263fin.pdf)
7. **PA3 (04/16/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263app.pdf)
8. **PA4 (04/22/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263sjud_01.pdf)
9. **PA5 (04/27/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263sjudfin.pdf)
10. **PA6 (04/29/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263sjudfinapp.pdf)
11. **Reengrossed (04/18/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263_ren.pdf)
12. **Rerevised (05/03/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263_rer.pdf)
13. **Revised (05/02/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1263_rev.pdf)
14. **Signed Act (05/28/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_1263_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- AMEND — **34–1** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **20–15** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **43–20** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **40–25** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **61–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leslie Herod — primary (person)
- Pete Lee — primary (person)
- Shane Sandridge — primary (person)
- Vicki Marble — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-28T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2019-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2019-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily with Amendments - Committee
- **2019-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2019-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2019-04-16T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/016a3a5b-b944-473d-a25d-5e07c1fe65bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).