republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2020a/sb-20-039.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Update Accessibility Signage State-owned Facility"
description: "Instead of the international symbol of accessibility icon of a character in a wheelchair, any required accessibility signage in a facility must depict an accessible icon with a more dynamic character who leans forward in the wheelchair and who shows a sense of movement. This requirement applies to the construction, acquisition, or substantial renovation of any facility that contains 5,000 or more gross square feet, undertaken on and after the date the state architect obtains approval from the United States department of justice that, on a statewide basis, the accessible icon provides equal or greater access to persons with disabilities and is thus an equivalent facilitation under the federal \"Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990\". The state architect is required, with assistance from the Colorado advisory council for persons with disabilities, to seek this approval no later than January 1, 2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2020A"
identifier: "SB 20-039"
citation: "Colorado SB 20-039 (2020A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alex Valdez", "Dylan Roberts", "Rhonda Fields", "Tammy Story"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-08T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-20T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/379b4c8f-5196-41ae-ac11-1c47f58dfe6c"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb20-039"
source_hash: "915ace3093c3417979dfa3bd057af59534c91dd63f4f4bcce9fcfebad234e85b"
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 20-039 (2020A) — Update Accessibility Signage State-owned Facility

Instead of the international symbol of accessibility icon of a character in a wheelchair, any required accessibility signage in a facility must depict an accessible icon with a more dynamic character who leans forward in the wheelchair and who shows a sense of movement. This requirement applies to the construction, acquisition, or substantial renovation of any facility that contains 5,000 or more gross square feet, undertaken on and after the date the state architect obtains approval from the United States department of justice that, on a statewide basis, the accessible icon provides equal or greater access to persons with disabilities and is thus an equivalent facilitation under the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990". The state architect is required, with assistance from the Colorado advisory council for persons with disabilities, to seek this approval no later than January 1, 2021.

## 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_sb039_h_sa_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (01/30/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_039_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (03/13/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_039_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/08/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_039_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (01/28/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_039ssta_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (03/02/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_039sa_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (01/31/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_039_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/04/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_039_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/03/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_039_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (03/20/2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2020a_039_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **60–4** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **30–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alex Valdez — primary (person)
- Dylan Roberts — primary (person)
- Rhonda Fields — primary (person)
- Tammy Story — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2020-03-05T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2020-03-04T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2020-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2020-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2020-01-27T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08T07:00:00+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/379b4c8f-5196-41ae-ac11-1c47f58dfe6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).