---
type: "Bill"
title: "Data System Check For Employees Serving At-risk Adults"
description: "The bill establishes a state-level program (program) within the department of human services (department) for a check of the department's Colorado adult protective services (CAPS) data system. The CAPS check verifies whether a person is substantiated in a case of mistreatment of an at-risk adult, as defined in the bill. A person must be substantiated in a case of mistreatment of an at-risk adult, and the administrative appeals process must be concluded, before the person's name is included in a CAPS check for an employer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1284"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1284 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Irene Aguilar", "Susan Lontine"]
version_count: 17
action_count: 17
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-30T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4860536b-c6b3-42b7-8bcc-9b64b4198027"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1284"
source_hash: "210554723220743d9d6a439b6c04b1a8ea3efb663a5f1c25e6d71a5293351c00"
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 17-1284 (2017A) — Data System Check For Employees Serving At-risk Adults

The bill establishes a state-level program (program) within the department of human services (department) for a check of the department's Colorado adult protective services (CAPS) data system. The CAPS check verifies whether a person is substantiated in a case of mistreatment of an at-risk adult, as defined in the bill. A person must be substantiated in a case of mistreatment of an at-risk adult, and the administrative appeals process must be concluded, before the person's name is included in a CAPS check for an employer.

## 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_hie_2017a_20170413t141525z4__hearing_summary/170413%20AttachO.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170501t133640z3__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0501AttachD.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.011** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170501t133640z3__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0501AttachE.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.012** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170501t133640z3__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0501AttachF.pdf)
5. **Amendment L.014** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_fin_2017a_20170504t103847z13__hearing_summary/17SenateFin0504AttachU.pdf)
6. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1284_s_app_002.pdf)
7. **Engrossed (04/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284_eng.pdf)
8. **Final Act (05/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284_enr.pdf)
9. **Introduced (03/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284_01.pdf)
10. **PA1 (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284hie_01.pdf)
11. **PA2 (04/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284app.pdf)
12. **PA3 (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284sjud_01.pdf)
13. **PA4 (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284sjudfin.pdf)
14. **Reengrossed (04/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284_ren.pdf)
15. **Rerevised (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284_rer.pdf)
16. **Revised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284_rev.pdf)
17. **Signed Act (05/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1284_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1284, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1284, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-4. — **9–4** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1284, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. — **7–4** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.014 (Attachment U). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.012 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1284, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1284 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **4–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1284 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. — **12–1** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment O) to House Bill 17-1284. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Irene Aguilar — primary (person)
- Susan Lontine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-30T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4860536b-c6b3-42b7-8bcc-9b64b4198027`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).