---
type: "Bill"
title: "Disability Trusts 21st Century Cures Act Language"
description: "The bill conforms Colorado statutory language relating to the creation of a disability trust to conform to the language established in the federal '21st Century Cures Act'. Specifically, it clarifies that the individual who is the beneficiary of a disability trust can also be the person who establishes such trust."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1280"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1280 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Dafna Michaelson Jenet", "Dave Young"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-23T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c07e7094-61aa-4408-9f57-aa6dfd1cfe04"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1280"
source_hash: "dcb87386ffbebc7cba7eff7528d625020852d8239bf01c3896f43a2108116128"
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 17-1280 (2017A) — Disability Trusts 21st Century Cures Act Language

The bill conforms Colorado statutory language relating to the creation of a disability trust to conform to the language established in the federal '21st Century Cures Act'. Specifically, it clarifies that the individual who is the beneficiary of a disability trust can also be the person who establishes such trust.

## 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_phc_2017a_20170328t134006z1__hearing_summary/170328%20AttachE.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_phc_2017a_20170328t134006z1__hearing_summary/170328%20AttachF.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1280_H_PHC_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (03/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1280_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1280_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (03/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1280_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (03/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1280pubhe_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (04/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1280_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1280_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (04/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1280_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (05/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1280_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1280, 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 E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1280 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation for the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Dafna Michaelson Jenet — primary (person)
- Dave Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-23T06:00:00+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
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `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
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c07e7094-61aa-4408-9f57-aa6dfd1cfe04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).