republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/hb-21-1031.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jurisdiction To Modify Family Law Orders On Appeal"
description: "The act declares the intention of the general assembly to reverse the holding and decision in the Colorado supreme court's (court) January 13, 2020, opinion in In re: The Parental Responsibilities Concerning W.C. The act gives the court continuing jurisdiction during the pendency of an appeal:Under article 10 of title 14, to modify a decree respecting child support or maintenance; to make or modify an order granting or denying parenting time rights; and to modify an order allocating decision-making responsibilities;"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "HB 21-1031"
citation: "Colorado HB 21-1031 (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Dan Woog", "Lindsey Daugherty", "Pete Lee"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 17
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-16T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-07T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58f9ef52-7010-47d2-ae2f-52c843135eb9"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1031"
source_hash: "afe3929ad46343a24241d381c66b1174aae463e0a8eb3fe68097a1d1e0b7aae2"
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 21-1031 (2021A) — Jurisdiction To Modify Family Law Orders On Appeal

The act declares the intention of the general assembly to reverse the holding and decision in the Colorado supreme court's (court) January 13, 2020, opinion in In re: The Parental Responsibilities Concerning W.C. The act gives the court continuing jurisdiction during the pendency of an appeal:Under article 10 of title 14, to modify a decree respecting child support or maintenance; to make or modify an order granting or denying parenting time rights; and to modify an order allocating decision-making responsibilities;

## 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/2021a_hb1031_s_jud_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/01/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1031_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/27/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1031_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/16/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1031_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (03/02/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1031_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (04/05/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1031_rer.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (2) (04/06/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1031_rr2.pdf)
8. **Revised (04/01/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1031_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (05/07/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_1031_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **64–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — **62–0** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **62–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Dan Woog — primary (person)
- Lindsey Daugherty — primary (person)
- Pete Lee — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2021-04-16T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2021-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2021-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Recalled Bill From House
- **2021-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
- **2021-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2021-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2021-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2021-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16T07:00:00+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/58f9ef52-7010-47d2-ae2f-52c843135eb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).