republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2022a/sb-22-184.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Compensation Requirements For Members Of The General Assembly"
description: "The act allows a member of the general assembly who is absent when the general assembly is in session for a long-term illness, parental leave in excess of the permitted maximum period, or another similar purpose, subject to approval by the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, respective to the member's house, to be exempted from forfeiture of their compensation. Previously, the exemption from forfeiture of compensation was only for an approved absence for a long-term illness. The act also allows a member of the general assembly to receive compensation for an absence due to parental leave for a maximum of 12 weeks, plus up to an additional 4 weeks for a serious health condition related to complications of pregnancy or childbirth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2022A"
identifier: "SB 22-184"
citation: "Colorado SB 22-184 (2022A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brittany Pettersen", "Daneya Esgar", "Kerry Tipper", "Stephen Fenberg"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-28T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-08T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cdf7497-e3a8-4714-9aa4-40a8ed682d1b"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb22-184"
source_hash: "a6fc2c5248309a75a23804a1555203a71d665304dc9eedf9837a45d37c6058d4"
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 22-184 (2022A) — Compensation Requirements For Members Of The General Assembly

The act allows a member of the general assembly who is absent when the general assembly is in session for a long-term illness, parental leave in excess of the permitted maximum period, or another similar purpose, subject to approval by the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, respective to the member's house, to be exempted from forfeiture of their compensation. Previously, the exemption from forfeiture of compensation was only for an approved absence for a long-term illness. The act also allows a member of the general assembly to receive compensation for an absence due to parental leave for a maximum of 12 weeks, plus up to an additional 4 weeks for a serious health condition related to complications of pregnancy or childbirth.

## 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_sb184_h_sa_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/06/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_184_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/06/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_184_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/28/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_184_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (04/07/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_184_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (04/29/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_184_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (04/26/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_184_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (06/08/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_184_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **32–2** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **40–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brittany Pettersen — primary (person)
- Daneya Esgar — primary (person)
- Kerry Tipper — primary (person)
- Stephen Fenberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-08T06:00:00+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
- **2022-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`
- **2022-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2022-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28T06:00:00+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/9cdf7497-e3a8-4714-9aa4-40a8ed682d1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).