republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2022a/hb-22-1168.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public School Hunter Education Seventh Grade Course"
description: "The act allows local education providers, upon entering into an agreement with an individual or entity that offers hunter education courses certified by the division of parks and wildlife (division), to provide a hunter education course (course) to all seventh graders. The act does not preclude a local education provider from offering hunter education courses as an elective course in any other grade. The course must satisfy the requirements of a hunter education course certified by the division; except that hands-on activities are not required. The course must be taught by a division-certified instructor. A parent or legal guardian must provide permission for a student to participate in any hands-on activities that are offered as part of the course. A hunter education course shall only allow the possession of inert firearms and dummy rounds on the grounds of any elementary, middle, junior high, or high school. The act defines local education providers to mean school districts, charter schools, and boards of cooperative services that enroll students in seventh grade. The parks and wildlife commission may accept completion of a course toward meeting the requirements of a hunter education certificate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2022A"
identifier: "HB 22-1168"
citation: "Colorado HB 22-1168 (2022A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hugh McKean", "Joann Ginal", "Kyle Mullica", "Rob Woodward"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-04T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-21T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8707804-1c6a-4d08-a2dc-d595c5bf5725"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-1168"
source_hash: "91f5ae426b4b8f1615d8cf9c11dc73c65fcde7f08931cf64b1cce8017a59ed71"
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 22-1168 (2022A) — Public School Hunter Education Seventh Grade Course

The act allows local education providers, upon entering into an agreement with an individual or entity that offers hunter education courses certified by the division of parks and wildlife (division), to provide a hunter education course (course) to all seventh graders. The act does not preclude a local education provider from offering hunter education courses as an elective course in any other grade. The course must satisfy the requirements of a hunter education course certified by the division; except that hands-on activities are not required. The course must be taught by a division-certified instructor. A parent or legal guardian must provide permission for a student to participate in any hands-on activities that are offered as part of the course. A hunter education course shall only allow the possession of inert firearms and dummy rounds on the grounds of any elementary, middle, junior high, or high school. The act defines local education providers to mean school districts, charter schools, and boards of cooperative services that enroll students in seventh grade. The parks and wildlife commission may accept completion of a course toward meeting the requirements of a hunter education certificate.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_hb1168_s_agr_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/02/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1168_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/18/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1168_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/04/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1168_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/25/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1168halw_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (03/18/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1168_s_agr_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (03/03/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1168_rn2.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/29/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1168_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/25/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1168_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (04/21/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1168_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **57–6** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **30–3** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — **47–18** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **59–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hugh McKean — primary (person)
- Joann Ginal — primary (person)
- Kyle Mullica — primary (person)
- Rob Woodward — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2022-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2022-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2022-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2022-03-25T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2022-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2022-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources `introduction`
- **2022-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2022-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Water `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8707804-1c6a-4d08-a2dc-d595c5bf5725`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).