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type: "Bill"
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title: "Waiting Period To Deliver A Firearm"
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description: "The act establishes a waiting period before a firearms seller may deliver a firearm to a purchaser. The waiting period is the later in time of 3 days after the initiation of a required background check of the purchaser or when the purchase is approved following any background check. Delivering a firearm prior to the expiration of the waiting period is a civil infraction, punishable by a $500 fine for a first offense and a $500 to $5,000 fine for a second or subsequent offense."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2023A"
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identifier: "HB 23-1219"
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citation: "Colorado HB 23-1219 (2023A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chris Hansen", "Judy Amabile", "Meg Froelich", "Tom Sullivan"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2023-02-23T07:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-04-28T06:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c43a7a0d-7024-485c-8bc0-55e970f24386"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1219"
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source_hash: "d3487810918875a57e5b1e26c73289378016a19292ba98e0ba28808e20395e4f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado HB 23-1219 (2023A) — Waiting Period To Deliver A Firearm
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The act establishes a waiting period before a firearms seller may deliver a firearm to a purchaser. The waiting period is the later in time of 3 days after the initiation of a required background check of the purchaser or when the purchase is approved following any background check. Delivering a firearm prior to the expiration of the waiting period is a civil infraction, punishable by a $500 fine for a first offense and a $500 to $5,000 fine for a second or subsequent offense.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_hb1219_s_sa_001.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed (03/10/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_eng.pdf)
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3. **Final Act (04/24/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_enr.pdf)
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4. **Introduced (02/23/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_01.pdf)
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5. **PA1 (03/07/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_h_sa_01.pdf)
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6. **Reengrossed (03/11/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_rn3.pdf)
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7. **Rerevised (03/28/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_rer.pdf)
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8. **Revised (03/27/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1219_rev.pdf)
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9. **Signed Act (04/28/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_1219_signed.pdf)
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## Votes
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- COW * — **16–19** (fail) · upper
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- BILL — **44–20** (pass) · lower
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- COW * — **13–22** (fail) · upper
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- CONCUR — **46–15** (pass) · lower
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- REREFER — **19–45** (fail) · lower
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- COW * — **14–21** (fail) · upper
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- COW * — **14–21** (fail) · upper
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- REPASS — **41–20** (pass) · lower
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- BILL — **21–14** (pass) · upper
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- COW * — **15–20** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Chris Hansen — primary (person)
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- Judy Amabile — primary (person)
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- Meg Froelich — primary (person)
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- Tom Sullivan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2023-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
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- **2023-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2023-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-04-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2023-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2023-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
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- **2023-03-11T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
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- **2023-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily with Amendments - Committee
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- **2023-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c43a7a0d-7024-485c-8bc0-55e970f24386`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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