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SB23-211

Federal Indian Child Welfare Act Of 1978

Concerning adopting federal regulations to the "Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978" as state law.

Session:

2023 Regular Session

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Bill Summary

The act adopts federal regulations concerning the "Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978" as state law so that Colorado will continue to ensure that Indian children are protected in cases of guardianship and adoption.

APPROVED by Governor May 4, 2023

EFFECTIVE May 4, 2023
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Status

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

Date	Bill Type	Documents
05/04/2023	Signed Act	PDF
05/03/2023	Final Act	PDF
04/26/2023	Rerevised	PDF
04/25/2023	Revised	PDF
04/18/2023	Reengrossed	PDF
04/17/2023	Engrossed	PDF
03/22/2023	Introduced	PDF

Preamended Versions (1 )

Date	Bill Type	Documents
04/14/2023	PA1	PDF

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (2)

Date	Version	Documents
07/10/2023	FN2	PDF
03/31/2023	FN1	PDF

Committee Actions

04/24/2023 | House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (1 )

Committee Report Hearing Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Refer Senate Bill 23-211 to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.	Vote Summary

04/13/2023 | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (2 )

Committee Report Hearing Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A)	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-211, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.	Vote Summary

Votes

House Votes (1)

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
04/26/2023	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 65 No: 0 Other: 0	View

Senate Votes (1)

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
04/18/2023	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 33 No: 0 Other: 2	View

Amendments

Date	Amendment Number	Committee/Floor Hearing	Status	Documents
04/13/2023	L.001	SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	Passed*	PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Bill History

Date	Location	Action
05/04/2023	Governor	Governor Signed
05/03/2023	Governor	Sent to the Governor
05/03/2023	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/03/2023	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
04/26/2023	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/25/2023	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/24/2023	House	House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/18/2023	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
04/18/2023	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/17/2023	Senate	Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/13/2023	Senate	Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/22/2023	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Sponsors

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. D. Moreno Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. E. Velasco
Sponsor
Co-sponsor	Sen. M. Baisley, Sen. J. Buckner, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. J. Ginal, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. D. Roberts, Sen. C. Simpson, Sen. T. Sullivan, Sen. P. Will, Sen. F. Winter Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. R. English, Rep. L. Frizell, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. L. Garcia, Rep. S. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. E. Hamrick, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. M. Lukens, Rep. M. Lynch, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. M. Martinez, Rep. T. Mauro, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. D. Ortiz, Rep. J. Parenti, Rep. R. Pugliese, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. S. Sharbini, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. M. Soper, Rep. T. Story, Rep. R. Taggart, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. A. Valdez, Rep. S. Vigil, Rep. R. Weinberg, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. S. Woodrow, Rep. M. Young

Session Laws

Effective Date	Chapter #	Title	Documents
05/04/2023	150	Federal Indian Child Welfare Act Of 1978	2023a_sl_150.pdf

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Federal Indian Child Welfare Act Of 1978

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04/24/2023 | House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (1 )

04/13/2023 | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (2 )

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Jessie Danielson

Dominick Moreno

Barbara McLachlan

Elizabeth Velasco

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