---
type: "Bill"
title: "BEST Building Excellent Schools Today Act Technology Grant Funding"
description: "Section 1 of the bill amends the definition of 'capital construction' used for purposes of the 'Building Excellent Schools Today Act' (BEST) to include 'technology', as defined in section 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1082"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1082 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Pabon", "Jack Tate"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-18T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66b24dbb-868b-48c5-b1ba-276a30d9d8cf"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1082"
source_hash: "b14f4ed1dfc0fb78ae74e1402b4f347e4913aa072ae53951e7f9a0b831215f01"
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 17-1082 (2017A) — BEST Building Excellent Schools Today Act Technology Grant Funding

Section 1 of the bill amends the definition of 'capital construction' used for purposes of the 'Building Excellent Schools Today Act' (BEST) to include 'technology', as defined in section 3.

## 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_ed_2017a_20170215t111619z3__hearing_summary/17HouseEd0215AttachA.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1082_S_ED_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (03/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1082_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1082_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1082_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (02/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1082ed_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1082_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1082_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1082_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1082_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1082 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0, with one member excused. — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1082 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1082, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-2. — **10–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dan Pabon — primary (person)
- Jack Tate — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 05/01/2017
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2017-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over to 04/06/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - 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/66b24dbb-868b-48c5-b1ba-276a30d9d8cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).