---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concealed Carry Permits & Training"
description: "Under existing law, an applicant for a permit to carry a concealed handgun (permit) must demonstrate competence with a handgun. An applicant may demonstrate competence with a handgun in a number of ways, including by completing a training class offered by a certified instructor within 10 years before submitting an application for a permit. Pursuant to the act, beginning July 1, 2025, an applicant may demonstrate competence with a handgun by completing a training class only if the class satisfies the minimum standards for a training class, described below, and the applicant completes the class within one year before submitting an application for a permit. The act also allows a person to demonstrate competence with a handgun for the purpose of obtaining a permit by holding a current certification as a peace officer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2024A"
identifier: "HB 24-1174"
citation: "Colorado HB 24-1174 (2024A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kyle Mullica", "Marc Snyder", "Monica Duran"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-31T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-06-04T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17603a0f-8fb9-4712-a217-04464d5cb14f"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1174"
source_hash: "67e377ff044815cfede56e3b3abbcecba38034bf4cad5c0497324696ead9ce14"
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 24-1174 (2024A) — Concealed Carry Permits & Training

Under existing law, an applicant for a permit to carry a concealed handgun (permit) must demonstrate competence with a handgun. An applicant may demonstrate competence with a handgun in a number of ways, including by completing a training class offered by a certified instructor within 10 years before submitting an application for a permit. Pursuant to the act, beginning July 1, 2025, an applicant may demonstrate competence with a handgun by completing a training class only if the class satisfies the minimum standards for a training class, described below, and the applicant completes the class within one year before submitting an application for a permit. The act also allows a person to demonstrate competence with a handgun for the purpose of obtaining a permit by holding a current certification as a peace officer.

## 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/2024a_hb1174_s_sa_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/08/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_1174_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/10/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_1174_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/31/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_1174_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/16/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_1174_h_jud_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (03/06/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_1174_h_jud_fin_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (03/11/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_1174_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/22/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_1174_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/19/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_1174_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/04/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2024a_1174_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- COW * — **12–19** (fail) · upper
- BILL — **43–16** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **20–14** (pass) · upper
- COW * — **11–20** (fail) · upper
- AMD — **14–40** (fail) · lower
- COW * — **13–18** (fail) · upper
- COW * — **11–20** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kyle Mullica — primary (person)
- Marc Snyder — primary (person)
- Monica Duran — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-04T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2024-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2024-04-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2024-04-16T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/19/2024 - No Amendments
- **2024-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2024-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2024-03-04T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31T07:00:00+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/17603a0f-8fb9-4712-a217-04464d5cb14f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).