republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2022a/hb-22-1301.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled Environmental Agricultural Facility As Agricultural Property"
description: "The act defines a \"controlled environment agricultural facility\" (CEA facility) as a nonresidential structure and related equipment and appurtenances that combines engineering, horticultural science, and computer management techniques to optimize hydroponics, plant quality, and food production efficiency from the land's water for human or livestock consumption. The sole purpose of growing crops in a CEA facility is to obtain a monetary profit from the wholesale of plant-based food for human or livestock consumption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2022A"
identifier: "HB 22-1301"
citation: "Colorado HB 22-1301 (2022A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cleave Simpson", "Dylan Roberts", "Kerry Donovan", "Matt Soper"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-03-15T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-05-20T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9c73f7e-6d9e-4ab9-b2a1-b46c338adac2"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-1301"
source_hash: "8325ab3b269c9df995a70ab759440e623f0a0878a8b9a8bf1f97f27452a13d40"
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 22-1301 (2022A) — Controlled Environmental Agricultural Facility As Agricultural Property

The act defines a "controlled environment agricultural facility" (CEA facility) as a nonresidential structure and related equipment and appurtenances that combines engineering, horticultural science, and computer management techniques to optimize hydroponics, plant quality, and food production efficiency from the land's water for human or livestock consumption. The sole purpose of growing crops in a CEA facility is to obtain a monetary profit from the wholesale of plant-based food for human or livestock consumption.

## 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_hb1301_s_fin_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/14/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1301_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/19/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1301_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/15/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1301_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/14/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1301_h_tlg_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (04/18/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1301_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (05/02/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1301_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (04/29/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1301_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (05/20/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1301_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- CONCUR — **63–2** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **62–3** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **59–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cleave Simpson — primary (person)
- Dylan Roberts — primary (person)
- Kerry Donovan — primary (person)
- Matt Soper — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-20T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2022-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2022-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2022-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2022-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2022-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2022-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2022-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9c73f7e-6d9e-4ab9-b2a1-b46c338adac2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).