---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifying Deceptive Trade Practice Subpoenas"
description: "The bill clarifies that the attorney general or a district attorney may issue a subpoena to a person whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe has engaged or is engaging in a deceptive trade practice in violation of Colorado statute. It also specifies that the subpoena may be issued pursuant to rule 4 of the Colorado rules of civil procedure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1023"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1023 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Holbert", "Cole Wist", "Lois Court", "Tracy Kraft-Tharp"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f10f286-136d-4619-b51d-1dcdf909f432"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1023"
source_hash: "7661f2dfae263bf25c822c6fc29f01b24d3e828bbc1daf154562b89f9d7a73fa"
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 HB 17-1023 (2017A) — Clarifying Deceptive Trade Practice Subpoenas

The bill clarifies that the attorney general or a district attorney may issue a subpoena to a person whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe has engaged or is engaging in a deceptive trade practice in violation of Colorado statute. It also specifies that the subpoena may be issued pursuant to rule 4 of the Colorado rules of civil procedure.

## 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/h_jud_2017a_20170131t133543z0__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0131AttachA.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1023_S_JUD_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (02/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1023_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (03/16/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1023_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1023_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (02/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1023jud_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (02/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1023_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1023_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1023_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (03/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1023_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1023 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it is placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1023, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chris Holbert — primary (person)
- Cole Wist — primary (person)
- Lois Court — primary (person)
- Tracy Kraft-Tharp — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-03T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - 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/1f10f286-136d-4619-b51d-1dcdf909f432`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).