republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2019a/sb-19-061.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Self-contained Breathing Apparatus Testing And Certification"
description: "Self-contained breathing apparatus - testing and certification - administration by department of public safety - rule-making authority - appropriation. Currently, local fire departments and other users of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) rely on certification under standards promulgated by the United States department of transportation (DOT) or the national institute for occupational safety and health (NIOSH) for quality control of pressure vessels. These certifications are considered valid through the vessel's recommended service life, but that service life is finite."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "SB 19-061"
citation: "Colorado SB 19-061 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edie Hooton", "Jack Tate", "Jeni James Arndt", "Rachel Zenzinger"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-10T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-20T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c458eff6-e1a6-4160-a138-b547f1520777"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb19-061"
source_hash: "cb8bd0aff23d7335a2bdad869fd939ca5e43aac4f8e02482204d6b733a885b1f"
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 19-061 (2019A) — Self-contained Breathing Apparatus Testing And Certification

Self-contained breathing apparatus - testing and certification - administration by department of public safety - rule-making authority - appropriation. Currently, local fire departments and other users of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) rely on certification under standards promulgated by the United States department of transportation (DOT) or the national institute for occupational safety and health (NIOSH) for quality control of pressure vessels. These certifications are considered valid through the vessel's recommended service life, but that service life is finite.

## 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_sb061_h_app_003.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/12/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_061_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/10/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_061_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/10/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_061_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/12/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_061sapp_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (04/15/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_061_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (04/29/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_061_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (04/27/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_061_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (05/20/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_061_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **65–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edie Hooton — primary (person)
- Jack Tate — primary (person)
- Jeni James Arndt — primary (person)
- Rachel Zenzinger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-20T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2019-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance `introduction`
- **2019-04-15T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2019-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-10T07:00:00+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/c458eff6-e1a6-4160-a138-b547f1520777`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).