---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcohol Beverage Licensee Penalty Application"
description: "The bill limits penalties for violations relating to the sale of alcohol beverages to a visibly intoxicated or underage person that occur in a sales room for licensees operating a beer wholesaler, winery, limited winery, or distillery, or in a retail establishment, for licensees operating a brew pub, vintner's restaurant, or distillery pub, by prohibiting the licensing authority from:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-134"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-134 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Nordberg", "Jack Tate", "Leslie Herod"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c8b7523-d126-4f50-852a-c7633efeddf3"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-134"
source_hash: "68c00e20c73b2fbff0939ec97c464cc4886e0325e08925de8e6b2d4677797658"
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 SB 17-134 (2017A) — Alcohol Beverage Licensee Penalty Application

The bill limits penalties for violations relating to the sale of alcohol beverages to a visibly intoxicated or underage person that occur in a sales room for licensees operating a beer wholesaler, winery, limited winery, or distillery, or in a retail establishment, for licensees operating a brew pub, vintner's restaurant, or distillery pub, by prohibiting the licensing authority from:

## 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/h_bus_2017a_20170307t133023z1__hearing_summary/170307%20AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_bus_2017a_20170307t133023z1__hearing_summary/170307%20AttachB.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB134_H_BUS_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (02/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_134_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (03/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_134_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (01/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_134_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (02/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_134sblt_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (03/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_134bus_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (02/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_134_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (03/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_134_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (03/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_134_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (03/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_134_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-134, 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 Senate Bill 17-134, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dan Nordberg — primary (person)
- Jack Tate — primary (person)
- Leslie Herod — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`
- **2017-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-17T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c8b7523-d126-4f50-852a-c7633efeddf3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).