republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/sb-21-204.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rural Economic Development Initiative Grant Program Funding"
description: "The act appropriates $5 million to the department of local affairs (department) to use for the rural economic development initiative (REDI) grant program, and permits the department to use up to 3.75% of the appropriation for any direct and indirect administrative expenses related to the grants awarded from the appropriation.If the department determines that a rural community needs resources or assistance because it has been impacted by a significant economic event or an anticipated event that has been announced, the department may use all or a portion of the money appropriated for the REDI grant program for the purposes of the \"Rural Economic Advancement of Colorado Towns (REACT) Act\". The act repeals the sunset of the REACT Act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "SB 21-204"
citation: "Colorado SB 21-204 (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Rankin", "Kerry Donovan", "Mary Young", "Tonya Van Beber"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-31T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-15T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/658b27ab-a9f6-4d18-9c5c-6feb03311052"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-204"
source_hash: "52c6d4a4e0b018209f6037a5aa11fb274a0bc6dc08913b55105afaedd5838ac0"
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 21-204 (2021A) — Rural Economic Development Initiative Grant Program Funding

The act appropriates $5 million to the department of local affairs (department) to use for the rural economic development initiative (REDI) grant program, and permits the department to use up to 3.75% of the appropriation for any direct and indirect administrative expenses related to the grants awarded from the appropriation.If the department determines that a rural community needs resources or assistance because it has been impacted by a significant economic event or an anticipated event that has been announced, the department may use all or a portion of the money appropriated for the REDI grant program for the purposes of the "Rural Economic Advancement of Colorado Towns (REACT) Act". The act repeals the sunset of the REACT Act.(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. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_sb204_h_app_002.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/30/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_204_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (06/10/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_204_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/31/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_204_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/30/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_204sapp_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (05/18/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_204alw_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (05/03/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_204_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (06/01/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_204_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (05/28/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_204_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/15/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_204_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **52–11** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob Rankin — primary (person)
- Kerry Donovan — primary (person)
- Mary Young — primary (person)
- Tonya Van Beber — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-15T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-10T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-06-10T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2021-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2021-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2021-05-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Water `introduction`
- **2021-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2021-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/658b27ab-a9f6-4d18-9c5c-6feb03311052`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).