Colorado General AssemblyToggle Main Menu
Agency NameToggle Agency Menu
HB21-1222

Regulation Of Family Child Care Homes

Concerning aligning local governing authority regulations to expand opportunities to access child care in family child care homes.
Session:
2021 Regular Session
Subjects:
Children & Domestic Matters
Human Services
Bill Summary



The act requires that family child care homes be classified as residences for purposes of licensure and local regulations, including zoning, land use development, fire and life safety, and building codes. The act also adds a provision stating that whenever the state department of human services reviews and rewrites its rules concerning child care agencies or facilities, it shall seek advice from the department of public safety when such rules relate to specific types of child care agencies or facilities.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

Menu

Bill Text

Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Rep. A. Valdez, Rep. K. Van Winkle
Sen. J. Smallwood, Sen. F. Winter

Sponsor

Co-sponsor

Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. M. Baisley, Rep. T. Bernett, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. Y. Caraveo, Rep. T. Carver, Rep. M. Catlin, Rep. L. Cutter, Rep. L. Daugherty, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. D. Esgar, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. A. Garnett, Rep. T. Geitner, Rep. S. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. M. Gray, Rep. D. Jackson, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. M. Lynch, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. H. McKean, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. K. Mullica, Rep. D. Ortiz, Rep. R. Pelton, Rep. A. Pico, Rep. K. Ransom, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. S. Sandridge, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. T. Sullivan, Rep. K. Tipper, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. D. Valdez, Rep. T. Van Beber, Rep. P. Will, Rep. D. Williams, Rep. S. Woodrow, Rep. D. Woog, Rep. M. Young
Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. J. Buckner, Sen. J. Cooke, Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. L. Garcia, Sen. J. Ginal, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. D. Hisey, Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. P. Lee, Sen. L. Liston, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. B. Pettersen, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. B. Rankin, Sen. R. Scott, Sen. C. Simpson, Sen. J. Sonnenberg, Sen. T. Story, Sen. R. Zenzinger

Colorado legislature email addresses ending in @state.co.us are no longer active. Please replace @state.co.us with @coleg.gov for Colorado legislature email addresses. Details

The effective date for bills enacted without a safety clause is August 7, 2024, if the General Assembly adjourns sine die on May 8, 2024, unless otherwise specified. Details