Colorado Uniform Trust Code Part 5
Summary
The act enacts part 5 of the Uniform Trust Code, including a number of Colorado-specific amendments. The act addresses the validity of spendthrift provisions and the rights of creditors, both of the settlor and beneficiaries, to reach a trust to collect a debt. The act provides certain exceptions that allow children for whom an order or judgment for child support has been entered to reach a trust in order to satisfy the child support order or judgment.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed May 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2021 · House May 10, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 31, 2021
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 21, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BG
Bob Gardner
RRepublican
P
Marc Snyder
DDemocratic
P
Matt Soper
RRepublican
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