---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special District Meeting Compensation"
description: "Current law caps the compensation that a special district board member may receive at $1,600 per year and $100 per meeting attended. The bill increases this amount to $2,400 per year and specifies that special meetings include study sessions in specified circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1297"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1297 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Matt Gray"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37877ce6-3b1a-4c6f-bcec-d5487956184c"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1297"
source_hash: "1427ccbf5742e087927dc68434815262c355ac793b422f629c2692055687c514"
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 17-1297 (2017A) — Special District Meeting Compensation

Current law caps the compensation that a special district board member may receive at $1,600 per year and $100 per meeting attended. The bill increases this amount to $2,400 per year and specifies that special meetings include study sessions in specified circumstances.

## 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_20170412t133158z3__hearing_summary/17HouseLocal0412AttachG.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_lg_2017a_20170412t133158z3__hearing_summary/17HouseLocal0412AttachH.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1297_S_LG_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (04/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1297_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1297_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (03/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1297_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (04/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1297lg_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1297_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1297_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1297_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (06/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1297_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1297 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1297, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with 1 excused. — **12–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Matt Gray — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+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`
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+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/37877ce6-3b1a-4c6f-bcec-d5487956184c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).