---
type: "Bill"
title: "Stricter Transparency & Enforcement In Child Care"
description: "The act addresses concerns related to child care providers (providers) that are operating without a valid license or are exempt from licensure, including:Adding a requirement for the state department of human services (department) to include the names and locations of cease-and-desist orders that have been issued against a child care provider on the department's child care provider website (website) that is accessible to the public;"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "SB 21-201"
citation: "Colorado SB 21-201 (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Boesenecker", "Brittany Pettersen", "Jessie Danielson", "Mary Young"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-30T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-16T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f5d3a00-b5a4-495f-8740-c4811bc8cded"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-201"
source_hash: "8febe70b712eb90ab201e026a9a39fcd3e397aff2e54d0f9f6844805a20b1228"
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 21-201 (2021A) — Stricter Transparency & Enforcement In Child Care

The act addresses concerns related to child care providers (providers) that are operating without a valid license or are exempt from licensure, including:Adding a requirement for the state department of human services (department) to include the names and locations of cease-and-desist orders that have been issued against a child care provider on the department's child care provider website (website) that is accessible to the public;

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/0e95e1883dff05ae872586d2007646d3__hearing_summary/21HousePublic0511AttachD.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_sb201_h_pbh_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/23/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_201_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (06/11/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_201_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (03/30/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_201_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (04/08/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_201shhs_01.pdf)
7. **PA2 (04/23/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_201shhsapp.pdf)
8. **PA3 (05/13/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_201pbh_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (04/26/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_201_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (05/28/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_201_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (05/25/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_201_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (06/16/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_201_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **51–11** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrew Boesenecker — primary (person)
- Brittany Pettersen — primary (person)
- Jessie Danielson — primary (person)
- Mary Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-16T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2021-05-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2021-05-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2021-05-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2021-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2021-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f5d3a00-b5a4-495f-8740-c4811bc8cded`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).