---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driver's Permit License Diability Administration"
description: "The bill clarifies that a person with a disability obtains a temporary instruction permit for driving using the normal procedures and requirements, but modified as necessary because of the disability. This includes a clarification that the instruction permit expires after 3 years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-286"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-286 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Holbert", "Kim Ransom"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3db75da0-ca9a-4e86-95d2-553465d0c690"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-286"
source_hash: "c0023e102339d9281f1fb59211264023743acc8091aab153aea87dd21d2bf926"
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 17-286 (2017A) — Driver's Permit License Diability Administration

The bill clarifies that a person with a disability obtains a temporary instruction permit for driving using the normal procedures and requirements, but modified as necessary because of the disability. This includes a clarification that the instruction permit expires after 3 years.

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB286_H_TRA_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_286_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_286_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_286_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_286_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_286_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_286_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (06/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_286_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-286 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0, with 2 excused. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-286 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chris Holbert — primary (person)
- Kim Ransom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3db75da0-ca9a-4e86-95d2-553465d0c690`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).