---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government Officials On Nonprofit Boards"
description: "The bill specifies that it is neither a conflict of interest nor a breach of fiduciary duty or the public trust for a local government official to serve on the board of directors of a nonprofit entity. A local government official who serves on the board of directors of a nonprofit entity shall publicly announce his or her relationship with the nonprofit entity before voting on a matter that provides a direct and substantial economic benefit to the nonprofit entity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1293"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1293 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jovan Melton", "Nancy Todd"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-24T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89463bb2-04c8-4442-8484-0dc8b5c1a16d"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1293"
source_hash: "365cb178c5a18326f92a9cf68fcbe20fe2aedb22c268ae0546258d55a677fc13"
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 17-1293 (2017A) — Local Government Officials On Nonprofit Boards

The bill specifies that it is neither a conflict of interest nor a breach of fiduciary duty or the public trust for a local government official to serve on the board of directors of a nonprofit entity. A local government official who serves on the board of directors of a nonprofit entity shall publicly announce his or her relationship with the nonprofit entity before voting on a matter that provides a direct and substantial economic benefit to the nonprofit entity.

## 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_lg_2017a_20170412t133158z2__hearing_summary/17HouseLocal0412AttachF.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_lg_2017a_20170502t140258z1__hearing_summary/170502%20AttachB.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1293_s_lg_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (04/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1293_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1293_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (03/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1293_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (04/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1293lg_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1293sloc_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1293_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1293_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (05/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1293_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (06/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1293_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1293 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended, with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1293, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-2, with 1 excused. — **10–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jovan Melton — primary (person)
- Nancy Todd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-02T06:00:00+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
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 05/09/2017
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government `introduction`
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-24T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89463bb2-04c8-4442-8484-0dc8b5c1a16d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).