republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2019a/hb-19-1244.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expand Peace Officer Mental Health Support Program"
description: "Peace officers - peace officers mental health support grant program - eligible applicants - use of grant money - reports required. Under current law, only county sheriffs' offices and municipal police departments may apply for a grant from the peace officers mental health support grant program (program). The act opens the program to additional \"eligible applicants\", which include other types of law enforcement agencies, a statewide association of police officers and former police officers, and organizations that provide services and programs that promote the mental health wellness of peace officers. The act also specifies new permissible uses of grant money and requires grant recipients to report to the department of local affairs concerning their use of grant money.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "HB 19-1244"
citation: "Colorado HB 19-1244 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "James Coleman", "Rhonda Fields", "Terri Carver"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-03-15T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-20T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92246196-b118-426b-9d90-6fd23b64b175"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1244"
source_hash: "a5806b48c43cae8282d18eab6b97c8a35517e7a61e4a3bfb2a305e6c18f06ba3"
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 19-1244 (2019A) — Expand Peace Officer Mental Health Support Program

Peace officers - peace officers mental health support grant program - eligible applicants - use of grant money - reports required. Under current law, only county sheriffs' offices and municipal police departments may apply for a grant from the peace officers mental health support grant program (program). The act opens the program to additional "eligible applicants", which include other types of law enforcement agencies, a statewide association of police officers and former police officers, and organizations that provide services and programs that promote the mental health wellness of peace officers. The act also specifies new permissible uses of grant money and requires grant recipients to report to the department of local affairs concerning their use of grant money.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## 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_hb1244_s_jud_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/02/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1244_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/13/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1244_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/15/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1244_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (03/29/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1244jud_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (04/18/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1244sjud_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/03/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1244_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/22/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1244_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/19/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1244_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (05/20/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_1244_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **64–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **64–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **61–2** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **34–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- James Coleman — primary (person)
- Rhonda Fields — primary (person)
- Terri Carver — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-20T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-13T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-05-13T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2019-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2019-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2019-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2019-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2019-04-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-22T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2019-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2019-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2019-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2019-04-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-03-15T06:00:00+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/92246196-b118-426b-9d90-6fd23b64b175`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).