---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Continue Fair Debt Collections Act"
description: "Sunset Process - Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the sunset review and report on the continuation of the 'Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act' (Act) by:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-216"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-216 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "KC Becker K.", "Susan Lontine"]
version_count: 18
action_count: 16
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-01T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed7bc826-9b12-46a2-bbe9-e7fc255c096f"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-216"
source_hash: "c56a05073ff22f3b968c813f3cd8a1822bc91fd9c47bdba75b845add44fc33c5"
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 17-216 (2017A) — Sunset Continue Fair Debt Collections Act

Sunset Process - Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the sunset review and report on the continuation of the 'Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act' (Act) by:

## 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_jud_2017a_20170410t133525z2__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0410AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170410t133525z2__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0410AttachB.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170410t133525z2__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0410AttachC.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170410t133525z2__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0410AttachD.pdf)
5. **Amendment L.008** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170410t133525z2__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0410AttachE.pdf)
6. **Amendment L.013** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_fin_2017a_20170426t114857z1__hearing_summary/17HouseFin0426AttachC.pdf)
7. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_sb216_h_app_003.pdf)
8. **Engrossed (04/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216_eng.pdf)
9. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216_enr.pdf)
10. **Introduced (03/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216_01.pdf)
11. **PA1 (04/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216sjud_01.pdf)
12. **PA2 (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216sjudapp.pdf)
13. **PA3 (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216fin_01.pdf)
14. **PA4 (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216app.pdf)
15. **Reengrossed (04/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216_ren.pdf)
16. **Rerevised (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216_rer.pdf)
17. **Revised (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216_rev.pdf)
18. **Signed Act (06/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_216_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-216, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.002 The motion passed without objection. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-216, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-216, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.013 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment D). 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 17-216, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- KC Becker K. — primary (person)
- Susan Lontine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-01T06:00:00+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
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **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 Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+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/ed7bc826-9b12-46a2-bbe9-e7fc255c096f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).