republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2022a/sb-22-011.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "America 250 - Colorado 150 Commission"
description: "The act creates the America 250 - Colorado 150 commission (commission) in History Colorado to develop programs and plan for the official observance of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood. The commission is directed to develop and promote plans for activities between July 1, 2025, and December 31, 2026, including historical activities, publication of historical documents, public ceremonies, educational activities for Colorado youth, and other commemorative events, to be supported by comprehensive marketing and tourism campaigns. The commission is required to identify, celebrate, and build knowledge around the history of Black communities, Indigenous communities, communities of color, women, and people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is required to ensure that the activities planned by the commission represent the geographic and demographic diversity of the state, are accessible to people with disabilities, and are accessible to communities throughout the state on an equitable basis. The commission is also authorized to represent the state in official dealings with the United States semi-quincentennial commission and the America250 foundation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2022A"
identifier: "SB 22-011"
citation: "Colorado SB 22-011 (2022A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daneya Esgar", "Don Coram", "Marc Catlin", "Rachel Zenzinger"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-12T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-05-26T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2dfd24b5-01c5-4b9d-90df-efa943bf504d"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb22-011"
source_hash: "c03570256e0cd7717532d9ae02d49f91bfdba1e1bc0ac4efca49a8f6a9a39322"
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 22-011 (2022A) — America 250 - Colorado 150 Commission

The act creates the America 250 - Colorado 150 commission (commission) in History Colorado to develop programs and plan for the official observance of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood. The commission is directed to develop and promote plans for activities between July 1, 2025, and December 31, 2026, including historical activities, publication of historical documents, public ceremonies, educational activities for Colorado youth, and other commemorative events, to be supported by comprehensive marketing and tourism campaigns. The commission is required to identify, celebrate, and build knowledge around the history of Black communities, Indigenous communities, communities of color, women, and people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is required to ensure that the activities planned by the commission represent the geographic and demographic diversity of the state, are accessible to people with disabilities, and are accessible to communities throughout the state on an equitable basis. The commission is also authorized to represent the state in official dealings with the United States semi-quincentennial commission and the America250 foundation.

## 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_sb011_h_app_002.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/04/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_011_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/06/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_011_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/12/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_011_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/03/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_011ssa_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (03/04/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_011_s_sa_app_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (03/07/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_011_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/29/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_011_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/26/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_011_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (05/26/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_011_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **55–7** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daneya Esgar — primary (person)
- Don Coram — primary (person)
- Marc Catlin — primary (person)
- Rachel Zenzinger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-26T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2022-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2022-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2022-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2022-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`
- **2022-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2022-03-04T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-01T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-12T07:00:00+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/2dfd24b5-01c5-4b9d-90df-efa943bf504d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).