---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify Good Time Sentence Reductions In Jails"
description: "The bill consolidates and clarifies various statutory sections concerning reductions of sentences for county jail inmates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1015"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1015 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edie Hooton", "John Cooke"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 17
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/862bc0e6-e2fe-4623-8774-fcc31fdb95e5"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1015"
source_hash: "94effa77cc0afbfdd7d60b0f5e4db937c9d9b6bc92282ac7e99142c69f2271e3"
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 17-1015 (2017A) — Clarify Good Time Sentence Reductions In Jails

The bill consolidates and clarifies various statutory sections concerning reductions of sentences for county jail inmates.

## 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_jud_2017a_20170209t133031z0__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0209AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170209t133031z0__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0209AttachB.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170306t134224z1__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0306AttachA.pdf)
4. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1015_S_JUD_001.pdf)
5. **Engrossed (02/16/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1015_eng.pdf)
6. **Final Act (03/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1015_enr.pdf)
7. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1015_01.pdf)
8. **PA1 (02/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1015jud_01.pdf)
9. **PA2 (03/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1015sjud_01.pdf)
10. **Reengrossed (02/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1015_ren.pdf)
11. **Rerevised (03/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1015_rer.pdf)
12. **Revised (03/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1015_rev.pdf)
13. **Signed Act (03/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1015_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Edie Hooton — primary (person)
- John Cooke — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 03/13/2017
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/15/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/862bc0e6-e2fe-4623-8774-fcc31fdb95e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).