SB23-169

Increasing Minimum Age To Purchase Firearms

Concerning increasing the legal age to purchase a firearm to twenty-one years of age, with limited exceptions.

Session:

2023 Regular Session

Subject:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Bill Summary

Current law allows a person who is 18 years of age or older to knowingly possess or purchase a firearm. The act increases the age to legally purchase a firearm to 21 years of age or older.

The act makes the unlawful purchase of a firearm by a person who is less than 21 years of age a class 2 misdemeanor and makes it unlawful for a licensed or unlicensed gun dealer to facilitate such a sale. Exceptions include:

The person is an active member of the United States armed forces; or
The person is a peace officer or certified by the P.O.S.T. board.

APPROVED by Governor April 28, 2023

EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023

NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Date	Bill Type	Documents
04/28/2023	Signed Act	PDF
04/24/2023	Final Act	PDF
03/27/2023	Rerevised	PDF
03/26/2023	Revised	PDF
03/13/2023	Reengrossed	PDF
03/10/2023	Engrossed	PDF
02/23/2023	Introduced	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
05/23/2023	FN4	PDF
03/27/2023	FN3	PDF
03/17/2023	FN2	PDF
03/06/2023	FN1	PDF

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment G)	The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.	Vote Summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-169, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.	Vote Summary

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
04/03/2023	House Amendments	CONCUR	Aye: 34 No: 0 Other: 1	View
04/03/2023	House Amendments	REPASS	Aye: 20 No: 14 Other: 1	View
03/13/2023	Third Reading	REFER	Aye: 14 No: 21 Other: 0	View
03/13/2023	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 20 No: 15 Other: 0	View
03/10/2023	Committee of the Whole	COW * (.001)	Aye: 17 No: 18 Other: 0	View
03/10/2023	Committee of the Whole	COW * (.002)	Aye: 17 No: 18 Other: 0	View
03/10/2023	Committee of the Whole	COW * (.003)	Aye: 17 No: 18 Other: 0	View
03/10/2023	Committee of the Whole	COW * (.004)	Aye: 17 No: 18 Other: 0	View

Date	Amendment Number	Committee/Floor Hearing	Status	Documents
03/26/2023	L.065	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/26/2023	L.064	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/26/2023	L.038	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/26/2023	L.057	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/26/2023	L.053	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/26/2023	L.054	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/10/2023	L.033	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/10/2023	L.032	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/10/2023	L.034	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/10/2023	L.030	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/10/2023	L.031	Second Reading	Lost**	PDF
03/10/2023	L.026	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/10/2023	L.027	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/10/2023	L.022	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
03/08/2023	L.004	SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	Passed*	PDF

Increasing Minimum Age To Purchase Firearms

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Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

Preamended Versions (1 )

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (4)

Committee Actions

03/20/2023 | House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (1 )

03/08/2023 | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (2 )

Votes

Senate Votes (8)

House Votes (1)

Amendments

Bill History

Sponsors

Session Laws

Colorado General Assembly

Date	Location	Action
04/28/2023	Governor	Governor Signed
04/25/2023	Governor	Sent to the Governor
04/24/2023	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/19/2023	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
04/03/2023	Senate	Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
03/31/2023	Senate	Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/30/2023	Senate	Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/29/2023	Senate	Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/28/2023	Senate	Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/27/2023	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/26/2023	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
03/24/2023	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/23/2023	House	House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/20/2023	House	House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/14/2023	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
03/13/2023	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/10/2023	Senate	Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
03/08/2023	Senate	Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/23/2023	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. K. Mullica Rep. M. Duran, Rep. E. Hamrick
Sponsor	Rep. C. Kipp
Co-sponsor	Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. C. Hansen, Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. R. Rodriguez, Sen. T. Sullivan Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. L. Daugherty, Rep. R. Dickson, Rep. R. English, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. S. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. J. Joseph, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. W. Lindstedt, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. J. Parenti, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. A. Valdez, Rep. E. Velasco, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. S. Woodrow, Rep. C. deGruy Kennedy

Kyle Mullica

Jessie Danielson

Monica Duran

Eliza Hamrick