---
type: "Bill"
title: "Update Public Benefit Corporation Requirements"
description: "The bill:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1200"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1200 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cole Wist", "Jack Tate", "John Kefalas", "Matt Gray"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 14
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05020aa5-3bd6-4fba-ad84-0dc951c6a91b"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1200"
source_hash: "33a6c836970dbbfc2148c1e65af7bb89b8bb663590147d09f7b4659847431362"
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 17-1200 (2017A) — Update Public Benefit Corporation Requirements

The bill:

## 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_HB1200_S_APP_002.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1200_en3.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1200_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1200_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (03/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1200app_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (04/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1200_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (04/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1200_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1200_rv3.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (06/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1200_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1200 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1200 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. — **5–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1200 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1200, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cole Wist — primary (person)
- Jack Tate — primary (person)
- John Kefalas — primary (person)
- Matt Gray — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **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 Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05020aa5-3bd6-4fba-ad84-0dc951c6a91b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).