republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2022a/sb-22-042.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Colorado State Fair Authority Board Membership"
description: "The act restructures the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority. Under current law, the appointed members of the board include 2 residents of the county in which the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition is held, one resident of each of the 7 congressional districts, and one person from the state at large. Under the act, the board includes 2 residents of the county in which the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition is held, 2 members from the state at large, and 2 residents from each of the 4 agricultural districts of the state. The governor is required to appoint the 2 members from the state at large on October 31, 2022. The members of the board appointed before the effective date of the act to represent congressional districts may continue to hold office until the expiration of their terms, at which point the governor is required to appoint a new member in accordance with the requirements of the act. Members are appointed for terms of 4 years; except that terms are staggered so that no more than 3 members' terms expire in the same year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2022A"
identifier: "SB 22-042"
citation: "Colorado SB 22-042 (2022A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daneya Esgar", "Don Coram", "Perry Will"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-14T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b119ae9e-0d37-4872-ab84-d6f63a181043"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb22-042"
source_hash: "9ead962c8fb64a026a5c4f5898076ec5a6e1aab76e77b48d56a6d84f67bb2eb6"
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 22-042 (2022A) — Colorado State Fair Authority Board Membership

The act restructures the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority. Under current law, the appointed members of the board include 2 residents of the county in which the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition is held, one resident of each of the 7 congressional districts, and one person from the state at large. Under the act, the board includes 2 residents of the county in which the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition is held, 2 members from the state at large, and 2 residents from each of the 4 agricultural districts of the state. The governor is required to appoint the 2 members from the state at large on October 31, 2022. The members of the board appointed before the effective date of the act to represent congressional districts may continue to hold office until the expiration of their terms, at which point the governor is required to appoint a new member in accordance with the requirements of the act. Members are appointed for terms of 4 years; except that terms are staggered so that no more than 3 members' terms expire in the same year.

## 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_sb042_h_alw_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/23/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_042_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (03/18/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_042_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/14/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_042_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/18/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_042ssa_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (02/24/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_042_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (03/11/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_042_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (03/10/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_042_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (03/24/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_042_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **55–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daneya Esgar — primary (person)
- Don Coram — primary (person)
- Perry Will — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-24T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2022-03-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2022-03-11T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2022-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Water `introduction`
- **2022-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs 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 Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- **2022-01-14T07:00:00+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/b119ae9e-0d37-4872-ab84-d6f63a181043`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).