---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electric Demand-side Management Program Extension"
description: "To promote demand-side management programs for electricity, the public utilities commission (commission) was authorized in 2007 to establish the following electricity goals for investor-owned electric utilities to achieve by 2018:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1227"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1227 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faith Winter", "Kevin Priola", "Polly Lawrence", "Stephen Fenberg"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 14
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f9e44ea-6685-42cf-8c0d-0854ddc374d3"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1227"
source_hash: "90be8ba1c03a46a46bf0ee009f82adbd3b2563befe96f7454fe42ddf6a64d7a2"
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 17-1227 (2017A) — Electric Demand-side Management Program Extension

To promote demand-side management programs for electricity, the public utilities commission (commission) was authorized in 2007 to establish the following electricity goals for investor-owned electric utilities to achieve by 2018:

## 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/s_fin_2017a_20170504t103847z6__hearing_summary/17SenateFin0504AttachF.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_fin_2017a_20170504t103847z6__hearing_summary/17SenateFin0504AttachG.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_fin_2017a_20170504t103847z6__hearing_summary/17SenateFin0504AttachI.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_fin_2017a_20170504t103847z6__hearing_summary/17SenateFin0504AttachJ.pdf)
5. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1227_S_FIN_001.pdf)
6. **Engrossed (04/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1227_eng.pdf)
7. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1227_enr.pdf)
8. **Introduced (03/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1227_01.pdf)
9. **PA1 (05/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1227sfin_01.pdf)
10. **Reengrossed (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1227_ren.pdf)
11. **Rerevised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1227_rer.pdf)
12. **Revised (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1227_rev.pdf)
13. **Signed Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1227_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment F). The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment J). The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- This is a substitute motion to refer House Bill 17-1227 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5. — **6–5** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment I). The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. — **2–3** (fail) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1227 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-2, with 2 excused. — **9–2** (pass) · legislature
- Delete The motion passed without objection. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1227, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment G). The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. — **3–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Faith Winter — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)
- Polly Lawrence — primary (person)
- Stephen Fenberg — 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
- **2017-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Unamended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f9e44ea-6685-42cf-8c0d-0854ddc374d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).