---
type: "Bill"
title: "Delegate Dispensing Over-the-counter Medications"
description: "The bill allows a professional nurse to delegate to another person, after appropriate training, the dispensing authority of an over-the-counter medication to a minor with the signed consent of the minor's parent or guardian."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-033"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-033 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Irene Aguilar", "Polly Lawrence"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f9a6e07-1700-4c54-a09a-cf474e3dbc61"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-033"
source_hash: "b414edf00d06a8af3b6af1936bc18a071fe9fa11020cde33a2de52f5fb9f8786"
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 17-033 (2017A) — Delegate Dispensing Over-the-counter Medications

The bill allows a professional nurse to delegate to another person, after appropriate training, the dispensing authority of an over-the-counter medication to a minor with the signed consent of the minor's parent or guardian.

## 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/s_hhs_2017a_20170125t093851z0__hearing_summary/170125%20AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_hie_2017a_20170309t133352z0__hearing_summary/170309%20AttachA.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB033_H_HIE_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (02/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_033_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (03/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_033_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_033_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (01/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_033shhs_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (03/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_033hie_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (02/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_033_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (03/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_033_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (03/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_033_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (03/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_033_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-033, as amended, to the Committee on Business, Labor, and Technology. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002, as printed (Attachment B). 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 Senate Bill 17-033, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment A) to Senate Bill 17-033. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reconsider amended L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-033 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

## Sponsors

- Irene Aguilar — primary (person)
- Polly Lawrence — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment `introduction`
- **2017-02-10T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Business, Labor, & Technology `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services + Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f9a6e07-1700-4c54-a09a-cf474e3dbc61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).