---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create Medication-assisted Treatment Pilot Program"
description: "The bill creates the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) expansion pilot program, administered by the university of Colorado college of nursing, to expand access to medication-assisted treatment to opioid-dependent patients in Pueblo and Routt counties. The pilot program will provide grants to community- and office-based practices, behavioral health organizations, and substance abuse treatment organizations to:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-074"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-074 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daneya Esgar", "Leroy Garcia"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 18
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2017-01-13T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6574930-109a-44f0-9388-d1182fc2aae5"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-074"
source_hash: "40b0d30ba7e12a4620a7909d7989f5802b1de2f2dec852ff1b574cfa6d629805"
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 17-074 (2017A) — Create Medication-assisted Treatment Pilot Program

The bill creates the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) expansion pilot program, administered by the university of Colorado college of nursing, to expand access to medication-assisted treatment to opioid-dependent patients in Pueblo and Routt counties. The pilot program will provide grants to community- and office-based practices, behavioral health organizations, and substance abuse treatment organizations to:

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_hhs_2017a_20170208t102129z0__hearing_summary/170208%20AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_hhs_2017a_20170208t102129z0__hearing_summary/170208%20AttachC.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_hhs_2017a_20170208t102129z0__hearing_summary/170208%20AttachE.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.011** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_phc_2017a_20170411t133008z1__hearing_summary/170411%20AttachB.pdf)
5. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_sb074_h_app_002.pdf)
6. **Engrossed (03/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_074_eng.pdf)
7. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_074_enr.pdf)
8. **Introduced (01/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_074_01.pdf)
9. **PA1 (02/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_074hhs_01.pdf)
10. **PA2 (03/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_074shhsapp.pdf)
11. **PA3 (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_074phc_01.pdf)
12. **Reengrossed (03/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_074_ren.pdf)
13. **Rerevised (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_074_rer.pdf)
14. **Revised (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_074_rev.pdf)
15. **Signed Act (05/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_074_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-074, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-074 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. — **8–5** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-074, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-074, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-4. — **9–4** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Daneya Esgar — primary (person)
- Leroy Garcia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services `introduction`
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-13T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6574930-109a-44f0-9388-d1182fc2aae5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).