---
type: "Bill"
title: "Outstanding Judgments And Driver's Licenses"
description: "Under current law, driving under restraint is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and up to a $500 fine. The bill decreases the penalty to a class A traffic infraction if the basis of the restraint is an outstanding judgment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1162"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1162 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Matt Gray"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 14
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e65f4822-e48e-4d77-9aa9-632d07189e9a"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1162"
source_hash: "5b6244468826cf02e4166239b4ea3f44f375c63cb387b48789632f79a75f2f8f"
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 17-1162 (2017A) — Outstanding Judgments And Driver's Licenses

Under current law, driving under restraint is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and up to a $500 fine. The bill decreases the penalty to a class A traffic infraction if the basis of the restraint is an outstanding judgment.

## 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_20170321t110721z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0321AttachF.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1162_s_app_002.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1162_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1162_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (02/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1162_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1162jud_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1162_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1162_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1162_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1162_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1162, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. — **10–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.001 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 17-1162 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1162, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. — **10–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1162 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **4–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Matt Gray — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations `introduction`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+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/e65f4822-e48e-4d77-9aa9-632d07189e9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).