---
type: "Bill"
title: "Refinance Water Pollution Control Program"
description: "Current law finances the state's water quality program with a mix of general fund money and fees that are paid by sources that discharge pollutants into the state's waters. Section 2 of the bill raises the fees and establishes goals for future adjustments of the ratio of revenue from fees and the general fund as follows:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1285"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1285 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cheri Jahn", "Diane Mitsch Bush", "John Cooke", "Polly Lawrence"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 17
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/429eaadc-49bb-419c-adb3-b7d719fc5e75"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1285"
source_hash: "40ef3b0be16ab6024b19aed8eaaba2dea3853a6a94e5c82fe4d6c1b6b89b75dd"
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 17-1285 (2017A) — Refinance Water Pollution Control Program

Current law finances the state's water quality program with a mix of general fund money and fees that are paid by sources that discharge pollutants into the state's waters. Section 2 of the bill raises the fees and establishes goals for future adjustments of the ratio of revenue from fees and the general fund as follows:

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_fin_2017a_20170502t140612z4__hearing_summary/17SenateFin0502AttachE.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1285_s_app_003.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1285_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1285_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (03/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1285_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (04/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1285app_01.pdf)
7. **PA2 (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1285sfin_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (04/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1285_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1285_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1285_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (06/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1285_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1285 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1285, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. — **12–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1285 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1285 to the Committee of the Whole and consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1285, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1285 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0, with one excused. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.002 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cheri Jahn — primary (person)
- Diane Mitsch Bush — primary (person)
- John Cooke — primary (person)
- Polly Lawrence — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **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 Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Unamended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/429eaadc-49bb-419c-adb3-b7d719fc5e75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).