---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prosecution Of Insurance Fraud"
description: "The bill amends language describing the criminal offense of insurance fraud."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1048"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1048 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Smallwood", "Mike Foote"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7d3b5d3-3ae8-48b9-87f2-45cc05c725dd"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1048"
source_hash: "ea725aff6722b36eeb99fbf2666e863ac3dcfa902084062353ebcb6235c07971"
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 17-1048 (2017A) — Prosecution Of Insurance Fraud

The bill amends language describing the criminal offense of insurance fraud.

## 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/h_jud_2017a_20170126t133007z3__hearing_summary/17HouseJudiciary0126AttachE.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170126t133007z3__hearing_summary/17HouseJudiciary0126AttachF.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170126t133007z3__hearing_summary/17HouseJudiciary0126AttachG.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170126t133007z3__hearing_summary/17HouseJudiciary0126AttachH.pdf)
5. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1048_s_jud_001.pdf)
6. **Engrossed (02/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1048_eng.pdf)
7. **Final Act (03/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1048_enr.pdf)
8. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1048_01.pdf)
9. **PA1 (01/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1048jud_01.pdf)
10. **Reengrossed (02/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1048_ren.pdf)
11. **Rerevised (03/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1048_rer.pdf)
12. **Revised (03/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1048_rev.pdf)
13. **Signed Act (03/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1048_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1048, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1048 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
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jim Smallwood — primary (person)
- Mike Foote — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-02-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-02-01T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/08/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-01-26T07:00:00+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/a7d3b5d3-3ae8-48b9-87f2-45cc05c725dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).