---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pet Animal Care Technology Platform Regulation"
description: "The bill clarifies that the 'Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act' (PACFA) does not apply to the boarding or pet handling of 3 or less pet animals. The bill further clarifies that a pet animal care technology platform is not a 'pet animal facility' as defined in PACFA and thus exempts those businesses from the licensing requirements for pet animal care facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1228"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1228 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Pabon", "Kevin Priola", "Lois Landgraf"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 18
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3942472d-ca2c-442c-94e8-38a1b9b853b1"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1228"
source_hash: "22ccb7dd8ed6d4cd5841614886a77c23f12e27dc0f5689c421f79326a5221842"
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 17-1228 (2017A) — Pet Animal Care Technology Platform Regulation

The bill clarifies that the 'Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act' (PACFA) does not apply to the boarding or pet handling of 3 or less pet animals. The bill further clarifies that a pet animal care technology platform is not a 'pet animal facility' as defined in PACFA and thus exempts those businesses from the licensing requirements for pet animal care facilities.

## 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_bus_2017a_20170323t133239z1__hearing_summary/170323%20AttachD.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_fin_2017a_20170410t133300z0__hearing_summary/17HouseFin0410AttachA.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1228_s_blt_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1228_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1228_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (03/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1228_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (03/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1228bus_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (04/12/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1228fin.pdf)
9. **PA3 (04/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1228sblt_01.pdf)
10. **Reengrossed (04/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1228_ren.pdf)
11. **Rerevised (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1228_rer.pdf)
12. **Revised (04/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1228_rev.pdf)
13. **Signed Act (06/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1228_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1228, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1228, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1228, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 9-3. — **9–3** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1228, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.006. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dan Pabon — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)
- Lois Landgraf — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-05T06:00:00+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
- **2017-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **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** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+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/3942472d-ca2c-442c-94e8-38a1b9b853b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).