republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2020a/hb-20-1095.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Governments Water Elements In Master Plans"
description: "The act specifies that a local government master plan that contains a water supply element must include water conservation policies, to be determined by the local government, which may include goals specified in the state water plan and policies that require implementation of water conservation and other state water plan goals as a condition of development approvals. The act authorizes the department of local affairs to hire and employ a full-time employee to provide educational resources and assistance to local governments that include water conservation policies in their master plans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2020A"
identifier: "HB 20-1095"
citation: "Colorado HB 20-1095 (2020A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Hansen", "Jeff Bridges", "Jeni James Arndt"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-13T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-24T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8b1ef9b-5832-4396-acec-d30be80f1f69"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb20-1095"
source_hash: "7649becc792f15b0a82930eeff1bc1acc48695fb0c7c3a36532c1156196223fb"
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 20-1095 (2020A) — Local Governments Water Elements In Master Plans

The act specifies that a local government master plan that contains a water supply element must include water conservation policies, to be determined by the local government, which may include goals specified in the state water plan and policies that require implementation of water conservation and other state water plan goals as a condition of development approvals. The act authorizes the department of local affairs to hire and employ a full-time employee to provide educational resources and assistance to local governments that include water conservation policies in their master plans.

## 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/2020a_hb1095_s_app_002.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (2) (02/10/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1095_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (03/17/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1095_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/13/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1095_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/04/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1095rur_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (03/06/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1095sapp_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (02/12/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1095_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/11/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1095_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/10/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1095_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (03/24/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2020a_1095_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **41–22** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **20–15** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — **40–22** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **40–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Hansen — primary (person)
- Jeff Bridges — primary (person)
- Jeni James Arndt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-24T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2020-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2020-03-12T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2020-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2020-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-20T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources `introduction`
- **2020-02-12T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-11T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2020-02-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2020-02-03T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Rural Affairs & Agriculture Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-13T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Rural Affairs & Agriculture `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8b1ef9b-5832-4396-acec-d30be80f1f69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).