---
type: "Bill"
title: "Interception Of Human Trafficking Communications"
description: "Under current law, a judge may issue an ex parte order authorizing the interception of certain communications if there is probable cause to believe that evidence of a crime that is on the statutory list will be obtained. The bill adds to the list of crimes human trafficking for involuntary servitude and for sexual servitude."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1040"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1040 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cheri Jahn", "Kevin Priola", "Mike Foote", "Paul Lundeen"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d1a34d5-384a-4715-a5bc-01dedea86d25"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1040"
source_hash: "ad657c8e11669b74b4ffb875a62b921b58b1483ea862b4418d054959a8ce33a2"
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 17-1040 (2017A) — Interception Of Human Trafficking Communications

Under current law, a judge may issue an ex parte order authorizing the interception of certain communications if there is probable cause to believe that evidence of a crime that is on the statutory list will be obtained. The bill adds to the list of crimes human trafficking for involuntary servitude and for sexual servitude.

## 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_HB1040_S_JUD_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1040_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (03/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1040_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1040_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (02/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1040_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (03/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1040_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (03/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1040_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (03/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1040_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1040 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1040 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

- Cheri Jahn — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)
- Mike Foote — primary (person)
- Paul Lundeen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-08T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/06/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-01-26T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 01/30/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended 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/9d1a34d5-384a-4715-a5bc-01dedea86d25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).