---
type: "Bill"
title: "Waiting Period To Deliver A Firearm"
description: "The act establishes a waiting period before a firearms seller may deliver a firearm to a purchaser. The waiting period is the later in time of 3 days after the initiation of a required background check of the purchaser or when the purchase is approved following any background check. Delivering a firearm prior to the expiration of the waiting period is a civil infraction, punishable by a $500 fine for a first offense and a $500 to $5,000 fine for a second or subsequent offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2023A"
identifier: "HB 23-1219"
citation: "Colorado HB 23-1219 (2023A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Hansen", "Judy Amabile", "Meg Froelich", "Tom Sullivan"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 23
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-02-23T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-28T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c43a7a0d-7024-485c-8bc0-55e970f24386"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1219"
source_hash: "d3487810918875a57e5b1e26c73289378016a19292ba98e0ba28808e20395e4f"
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 23-1219 (2023A) — Waiting Period To Deliver A Firearm

The act establishes a waiting period before a firearms seller may deliver a firearm to a purchaser. The waiting period is the later in time of 3 days after the initiation of a required background check of the purchaser or when the purchase is approved following any background check. Delivering a firearm prior to the expiration of the waiting period is a civil infraction, punishable by a $500 fine for a first offense and a $500 to $5,000 fine for a second or subsequent offense.

## 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_hb1219_s_sa_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/10/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/24/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/23/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (03/07/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_h_sa_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (03/11/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_rn3.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (03/28/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (03/27/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (04/28/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_1219_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- COW * — **16–19** (fail) · upper
- BILL — **44–20** (pass) · lower
- COW * — **13–22** (fail) · upper
- CONCUR — **46–15** (pass) · lower
- REREFER — **19–45** (fail) · lower
- COW * — **14–21** (fail) · upper
- COW * — **14–21** (fail) · upper
- REPASS — **41–20** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **21–14** (pass) · upper
- COW * — **15–20** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chris Hansen — primary (person)
- Judy Amabile — primary (person)
- Meg Froelich — primary (person)
- Tom Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2023-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2023-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2023-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2023-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2023-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2023-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2023-04-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2023-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2023-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2023-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2023-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2023-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-11T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2023-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily with Amendments - Committee
- **2023-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c43a7a0d-7024-485c-8bc0-55e970f24386`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).