---
type: "Bill"
title: "Financing Public Schools"
description: "The bill sets the statewide base per pupil funding amount for the 2017-18 budget year at $6,546.20, which is an inflationary increase of 2.8%, and establishes the minimum amount of total program funding for the 2017-18 budget year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-296"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-296 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brittany Pettersen", "Owen Hill"]
version_count: 23
action_count: 16
vote_count: 18
first_action: "2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f21a645a-6109-4905-bfe1-87e290e74c9e"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-296"
source_hash: "743547643d1bf83440195c06233e2cce2c990ce1cd61fd44aa6da88a37a33284"
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 17-296 (2017A) — Financing Public Schools

The bill sets the statewide base per pupil funding amount for the 2017-18 budget year at $6,546.20, which is an inflationary increase of 2.8%, and establishes the minimum amount of total program funding for the 2017-18 budget year.

## 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_ed_2017a_20170427t133447z2__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0427AttachC.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170427t133447z2__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0427AttachD.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170427t133447z2__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0427AttachE.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170427t133447z2__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0427AttachF.pdf)
5. **Amendment L.006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170427t133447z2__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0427AttachG.pdf)
6. **Amendment L.038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_ed_2017a_20170508t123812z0__hearing_summary/17HouseEd0508AttachA.pdf)
7. **Amendment L.043** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_ed_2017a_20170508t123812z0__hearing_summary/17HouseEd0508AttachH.pdf)
8. **Amendment L.045** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_ed_2017a_20170508t123812z0__hearing_summary/17HouseEd0508AttachG.pdf)
9. **Amendment L.046** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_ed_2017a_20170508t123812z0__hearing_summary/17HouseEd0508AttachI.pdf)
10. **Amendment L.050** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_ed_2017a_20170508t123812z0__hearing_summary/17HouseEd0508AttachB.pdf)
11. **Amendment L.053** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_ed_2017a_20170508t123812z0__hearing_summary/17HouseEd0508AttachF.pdf)
12. **Amendment L.054** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_ed_2017a_20170508t123812z0__hearing_summary/17HouseEd0508AttachE.pdf)
13. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_sb296_h_ed_001.pdf)
14. **Engrossed (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_296_eng.pdf)
15. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_296_enr.pdf)
16. **Introduced (04/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_296_01.pdf)
17. **PA1 (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_296sed_01.pdf)
18. **PA2 (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_296seduapp.pdf)
19. **PA3 (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_296ed.pdf)
20. **Reengrossed (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_296_ren.pdf)
21. **Rerevised (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_296_rer.pdf)
22. **Revised (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_296_rev.pdf)
23. **Signed Act (06/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_296_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.053 (Attachment F). The motion failed on a 6-6 vote. — **6–6** (fail) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.054 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.045 (Attachment G). The motion failed on a vote of 4-9. — **4–9** (fail) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.038 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-296, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-296, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **4–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.043 (Attachment H). The motion failed on a vote of 2-11. — **2–11** (fail) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment G). The motion failed on a vote of 2-5. — **2–5** (fail) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.050 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-296, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **4–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **4–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F). The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **4–3** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-296, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.046 (Attachment I). The motion failed on a vote of 5-8. — **5–8** (fail) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **4–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.055 The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. — **8–5** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brittany Pettersen — primary (person)
- Owen Hill — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-02T06:00:00+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
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f21a645a-6109-4905-bfe1-87e290e74c9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).