republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2019a/sb-19-174.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dependent Tuition Assistance Program Eligibility"
description: "State institutions of higher education - tuition assistance - dependents of military members - dependents of law enforcement officers and firefighters. A dependent of a prisoner of war or military personnel missing in action, a dependent of a person who died or was permanently disabled while on duty as a Colorado National Guardsman, or a dependent of any person who has been permanently disabled or killed while acting as a police officer, sheriff, or other law enforcement officer or firefighter (dependent) who is eligible for state tuition assistance and federal educational benefits pursuant to the federal \"Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act\" may receive the state tuition assistance prior to receiving the federal benefit. The state tuition assistance available to a dependent is reduced by the amount of any federal educational benefit provided to the dependent.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "SB 19-174"
citation: "Colorado SB 19-174 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bri Buentello", "Leroy Garcia", "Owen Hill", "Patrick Neville"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-01T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-14T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb8e08c8-9eeb-487f-a75d-c4b7af2b03d2"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb19-174"
source_hash: "29bdeb3e523fa2114c58003bcb0b8ee70935b8d70009168158311abe1f87fffb"
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 19-174 (2019A) — Dependent Tuition Assistance Program Eligibility

State institutions of higher education - tuition assistance - dependents of military members - dependents of law enforcement officers and firefighters. A dependent of a prisoner of war or military personnel missing in action, a dependent of a person who died or was permanently disabled while on duty as a Colorado National Guardsman, or a dependent of any person who has been permanently disabled or killed while acting as a police officer, sheriff, or other law enforcement officer or firefighter (dependent) who is eligible for state tuition assistance and federal educational benefits pursuant to the federal "Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act" may receive the state tuition assistance prior to receiving the federal benefit. The state tuition assistance available to a dependent is reduced by the amount of any federal educational benefit provided to the dependent.(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_sb174_h_sa_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/25/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_174_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/29/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_174_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/01/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_174_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (03/26/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_174_rn2.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (04/19/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_174_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (04/18/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_174_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (05/14/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_174_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **64–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **34–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bri Buentello — primary (person)
- Leroy Garcia — primary (person)
- Owen Hill — primary (person)
- Patrick Neville — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-14T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2019-04-16T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2019-03-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-25T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2019-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb8e08c8-9eeb-487f-a75d-c4b7af2b03d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).