---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Engineer Statutes Cleanup"
description: "Water Resources Review Committee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-026"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-026 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeni James Arndt", "Jerry Sonnenberg"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d35a6869-1861-4fb8-9a6f-18eca676951d"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-026"
source_hash: "f3589e4f2bb39097071b853adb11682daf6cc3927a21a89e7077bc92b2f652b5"
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 17-026 (2017A) — State Engineer Statutes Cleanup

Water Resources Review Committee.

## 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_agr_2017a_20170130t133005z2__hearing_summary/170130%20AttachB.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB026_H_APP_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (01/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_026_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (03/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_026_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_026_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (02/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_026agr_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (01/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_026_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_026_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (02/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_026_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (03/16/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_026_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-026 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. — **12–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-026, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed on a vote of 7-6. — **7–6** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-026 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. — **10–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jeni James Arndt — primary (person)
- Jerry Sonnenberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations `introduction`
- **2017-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-01-19T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d35a6869-1861-4fb8-9a6f-18eca676951d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).