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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Construction Defect Actions Notice Vote Approval"
+description: "The bill requires that, before the executive board of a unit owners' association (HOA) in a common interest community brings suit against a developer or builder on behalf of unit owners based on a defect in construction work not ordered by the HOA itself, the board must:"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
+legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
+session: "2017A"
+identifier: "HB 17-1279"
+citation: "Colorado HB 17-1279 (2017A)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alec Garnett", "Jack Tate", "Lori Saine", "Lucia Guzman"]
+version_count: 15
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-05-23T06:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a7b5e5b-874e-4db6-acf7-8c8583725cb6"
+source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1279"
+source_hash: "089dfe7380c900b71ef38b87393def9616a0fe3ea0ff2993c10d5d2e6ec8e959"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
+---
+
+# Colorado HB 17-1279 (2017A) — Construction Defect Actions Notice Vote Approval
+
+The bill requires that, before the executive board of a unit owners' association (HOA) in a common interest community brings suit against a developer or builder on behalf of unit owners based on a defect in construction work not ordered by the HOA itself, the board must:
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment L.001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170419t133910z1__hearing_summary/17HouseState0419AttachC.pdf)
+2. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170419t133910z1__hearing_summary/17HouseState0419AttachD.pdf)
+3. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170419t133910z1__hearing_summary/17HouseState0419AttachE.pdf)
+4. **Amendment L.005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170419t133910z1__hearing_summary/17HouseState0419AttachF.pdf)
+5. **Amendment L.006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170419t133910z1__hearing_summary/17HouseState0419AttachG.pdf)
+6. **Amendment L.007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170419t133910z1__hearing_summary/17HouseState0419AttachH.pdf)
+7. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1279_S_BLT_001.pdf)
+8. **Engrossed (04/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1279_eng.pdf)
+9. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1279_enr.pdf)
+10. **Introduced (03/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1279_01.pdf)
+11. **PA1 (04/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1279sa_01.pdf)
+12. **Reengrossed (04/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1279_ren.pdf)
+13. **Rerevised (05/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1279_rer.pdf)
+14. **Revised (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1279_rv2.pdf)
+15. **Signed Act (05/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1279_signed.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection, with one member excused. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection, with one member excused. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection, with one member excused. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection, with one member excused. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Refer House Bill 17-1279 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Refer House Bill 17-1279, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0, with one member excused. — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection, with three members excused. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection, with one member excused. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alec Garnett — primary (person)
+- Jack Tate — primary (person)
+- Lori Saine — primary (person)
+- Lucia Guzman — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-05-23T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
+- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
+- **2017-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
+- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
+- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
+- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
+- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
+- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
+- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
+- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
+- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a7b5e5b-874e-4db6-acf7-8c8583725cb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
+