---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exclude Marijuana From Farm Products Definition"
description: "Under the 'Farm Products Act', the commissioner of agriculture or his or her designee licenses farm product dealers, small-volume dealers, and their agents. The bill excludes marijuana from the definition of 'farm products' under the act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1197"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1197 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Coram", "Joann Ginal"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e75abaad-023d-4aba-8736-58bf32f3aa17"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1197"
source_hash: "d38a01e1e0469484f222ec138eb55e26c47090bbe0217c87b980cdbdb5ec671d"
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 17-1197 (2017A) — Exclude Marijuana From Farm Products Definition

Under the 'Farm Products Act', the commissioner of agriculture or his or her designee licenses farm product dealers, small-volume dealers, and their agents. The bill excludes marijuana from the definition of 'farm products' under the act.

## 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_agr_2017a_20170306t133053z1__hearing_summary/170306%20AttachC.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1197_S_AGR_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (03/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1197_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1197_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (02/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1197_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1197ag_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (03/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1197_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1197_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1197_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (04/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1197_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1197 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1197, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Don Coram — primary (person)
- Joann Ginal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e75abaad-023d-4aba-8736-58bf32f3aa17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).