republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/sb-21-027.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Emergency Supplies For Colorado Babies And Families"
description: "The act creates the diaper distribution program (program) in the department of human services (department) to provide diapering essentials to eligible individuals. The department shall solicit interest and cost distribution proposals from diaper distribution centers to administer the program for not more than twelve months after which the department shall commence a selection process that complies with the state procurement code. Diapering essentials must be made available to all parents, guardians, or family members of a child who wears diapers and resides in Colorado.The act allows the department to contract with a third party vendor to solicit, vet, award, and monitor food pantry assistance grants.The act appropriates $2,000,000 from the general fund to the department of human services for use by the office of self sufficiency to implement the diaper distribution program and $5,000,000 from the economic recovery and relief cash fund to the department of human services for use by the office of self sufficiency for the food pantry assistance grant program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "SB 21-027"
citation: "Colorado SB 21-027 (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brittany Pettersen", "Jessie Danielson", "Kerry Tipper", "Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-16T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abe7307b-be3b-411d-9a48-f12b5de89d97"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-027"
source_hash: "2355ceb3060b71cc39348c17cf7e1e4bb64ba3dee5ecb9d2285409f2749f0d21"
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 21-027 (2021A) — Emergency Supplies For Colorado Babies And Families

The act creates the diaper distribution program (program) in the department of human services (department) to provide diapering essentials to eligible individuals. The department shall solicit interest and cost distribution proposals from diaper distribution centers to administer the program for not more than twelve months after which the department shall commence a selection process that complies with the state procurement code. Diapering essentials must be made available to all parents, guardians, or family members of a child who wears diapers and resides in Colorado.The act allows the department to contract with a third party vendor to solicit, vet, award, and monitor food pantry assistance grants.The act appropriates $2,000,000 from the general fund to the department of human services for use by the office of self sufficiency to implement the diaper distribution program and $5,000,000 from the economic recovery and relief cash fund to the department of human services for use by the office of self sufficiency for the food pantry assistance grant program.(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. **Amendment L.008** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/28b8ba4f61ecfd01872586e000709f66__hearing_summary/21HousePublic0525AttachD.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_sb027_h_app_003.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (05/06/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_027_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (06/11/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_027_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (02/16/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_027_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/04/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_027shhs_01.pdf)
7. **PA2 (04/30/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_027shhsapp.pdf)
8. **PA3 (05/26/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_027pbh_01.pdf)
9. **PA4 (06/03/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_027app.pdf)
10. **Reengrossed (05/07/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_027_ren.pdf)
11. **Rerevised (06/07/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_027_rer.pdf)
12. **Revised (06/03/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_027_rev.pdf)
13. **Signed Act (07/06/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_027_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **19–15** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **19–13** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **41–23** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **19–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brittany Pettersen — primary (person)
- Jessie Danielson — primary (person)
- Kerry Tipper — primary (person)
- Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-07-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-06-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2021-06-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2021-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2021-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2021-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2021-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16T07:00:00+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/abe7307b-be3b-411d-9a48-f12b5de89d97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).