republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/sb-21-256.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Regulation Of Firearms"
description: "The act declares that the regulation of firearms is a matter of state and local concern. A local government is permitted to enact an ordinance, regulation, or other law governing or prohibiting the sale, purchase, transfer, or possession of a firearm, ammunition, or firearm component or accessory. The ordinance, regulation, or law may not be less restrictive than state law. The local law may only impose a criminal penalty for a violation upon a person who knew or reasonably should have known that the person's conduct was prohibited.The act permits a local government, including a special district, and the governing board of an institution of higher education to enact an ordinance, resolution, rule, or other regulation that prohibits a permittee from carrying a concealed handgun in a building or specific area within the local government's or governing board's jurisdiction, or for a special district, in a building or specific area under the direct control or management of the district. A local law may only impose a civil penalty for a violation, and the maximum fine that may be imposed for a first offense is $50.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "SB 21-256"
citation: "Colorado SB 21-256 (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dominick Moreno", "Edie Hooton", "Lindsey Daugherty", "Stephen Fenberg"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 18
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2021-04-29T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-19T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a81f11f3-9bd2-42a5-b438-7dce4d65e5cc"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-256"
source_hash: "8163a5db3c4d6dd7a4cd567e16e7327ca2335726daf5f9512998cb34b7a01244"
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 21-256 (2021A) — Local Regulation Of Firearms

The act declares that the regulation of firearms is a matter of state and local concern. A local government is permitted to enact an ordinance, regulation, or other law governing or prohibiting the sale, purchase, transfer, or possession of a firearm, ammunition, or firearm component or accessory. The ordinance, regulation, or law may not be less restrictive than state law. The local law may only impose a criminal penalty for a violation upon a person who knew or reasonably should have known that the person's conduct was prohibited.The act permits a local government, including a special district, and the governing board of an institution of higher education to enact an ordinance, resolution, rule, or other regulation that prohibits a permittee from carrying a concealed handgun in a building or specific area within the local government's or governing board's jurisdiction, or for a special district, in a building or specific area under the direct control or management of the district. A local law may only impose a civil penalty for a violation, and the maximum fine that may be imposed for a first offense is $50.(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_sb256_h_sa_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (05/17/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_256_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (06/14/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_256_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/29/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_256_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (05/12/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_256ssta_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (05/18/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_256_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (06/03/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_256_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (06/01/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_256_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (06/19/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_256_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- AMD — **30–33** (fail) · lower
- CONCUR — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- AMD — **23–40** (fail) · lower
- BILL — **39–24** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- AMD — **24–39** (fail) · lower
- REPASS — **21–13** (pass) · upper
- AMD — **25–38** (fail) · lower
- REPASS — **20–14** (pass) · upper
- AMD — **23–40** (fail) · lower
- BILL — **19–15** (pass) · upper
- AMD — **22–41** (fail) · lower
- CONCUR — **33–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dominick Moreno — primary (person)
- Edie Hooton — primary (person)
- Lindsey Daugherty — primary (person)
- Stephen Fenberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-19T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2021-06-14T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2021-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Reconsider
- **2021-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2021-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2021-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2021-05-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2021-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`
- **2021-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2021-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29T06:00:00+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/a81f11f3-9bd2-42a5-b438-7dce4d65e5cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).