republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/sb-21-199.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remove Barriers To Certain Public Opportunities"
description: "The act states that, upon passage of the act, verification of lawful presence in the United States is not required for any purpose that lawful presence is not required by law, ordinance, or rule to receive benefits pursuant to a federal stimulus law or rule.Effective July 1, 2022, the act repeals current laws that require a person to demonstrate the person's lawful presence in the United States to be eligible for certain public benefits and states that lawful presence is not a requirement of eligibility for state or local public benefits, as defined by 8 U.S.C. sec. 1621.The act amends certain statutory provisions to clarify acceptable documents to demonstrate eligibility.Current law prohibits a state agency or political subdivision from entering into or renewing a public contract with a contractor who knowingly employs or contracts persons who are undocumented. The act repeals that requirement and associated statutory provisions.The act appropriates:$178,627 to the department of human services to implement the act. $47,768 is from the general fund and $130,859 is from the federal child care development funds; and"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "SB 21-199"
citation: "Colorado SB 21-199 (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daneya Esgar", "Faith Winter", "Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez", "Sonya Jaquez Lewis"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-26T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-25T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/296435dd-1c57-40b4-8770-745bd085ba0d"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-199"
source_hash: "c9fcf5a3d1b61992e9782a4184e449a0a0d5bbf2f4affb7f0aebd413ade1e59a"
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 21-199 (2021A) — Remove Barriers To Certain Public Opportunities

The act states that, upon passage of the act, verification of lawful presence in the United States is not required for any purpose that lawful presence is not required by law, ordinance, or rule to receive benefits pursuant to a federal stimulus law or rule.Effective July 1, 2022, the act repeals current laws that require a person to demonstrate the person's lawful presence in the United States to be eligible for certain public benefits and states that lawful presence is not a requirement of eligibility for state or local public benefits, as defined by 8 U.S.C. sec. 1621.The act amends certain statutory provisions to clarify acceptable documents to demonstrate eligibility.Current law prohibits a state agency or political subdivision from entering into or renewing a public contract with a contractor who knowingly employs or contracts persons who are undocumented. The act repeals that requirement and associated statutory provisions.The act appropriates:$178,627 to the department of human services to implement the act. $47,768 is from the general fund and $130,859 is from the federal child care development funds; and

## 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_sb199_h_app_002.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (05/18/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_199_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (06/16/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_199_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/26/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_199_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/23/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_199ssta_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (05/14/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_199sstaapp.pdf)
7. **PA3 (05/28/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_199sa_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (05/19/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_199_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (06/07/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_199_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (06/03/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_199_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (06/25/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_199_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- CONCUR — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **22–10** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **41–23** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **23–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daneya Esgar — primary (person)
- Faith Winter — primary (person)
- Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez — primary (person)
- Sonya Jaquez Lewis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-25T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2021-06-16T06:00:00+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, Floor
- **2021-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2021-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2021-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`
- **2021-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26T06:00:00+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/296435dd-1c57-40b4-8770-745bd085ba0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).