---
type: "Bill"
title: "Legalize Gravity Knives And Switchblades"
description: "The bill legalizes the possession of a gravity knife or switchblade knife by removing such knives from the definition of 'illegal weapon'."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-008"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-008 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Owen Hill", "Steve Lebsock"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/321e0cb9-182a-4705-94d9-de6f1fb14432"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-008"
source_hash: "2c32cfb7b0ea4fd601b745bea63bf94ca3bb00392dff2d530188f8fafff1dbba"
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 SB 17-008 (2017A) — Legalize Gravity Knives And Switchblades

The bill legalizes the possession of a gravity knife or switchblade knife by removing such knives from the definition of 'illegal weapon'.

## 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_20170302t133523z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0302AttachA.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB008_H_JUD_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (01/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_008_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (03/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_008_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_008_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (02/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_008_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (03/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_008_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (03/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_008_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (03/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_008_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-008 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-008 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. — **10–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Owen Hill — primary (person)
- Steve Lebsock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-02-01T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - 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/321e0cb9-182a-4705-94d9-de6f1fb14432`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).