---
type: "Bill"
title: "Residency Exemption Marijuana Education-based Occupational License"
description: "Under current law, when an employee or manager of a retail business applies for an occupational license, the person must be a Colorado resident on the date of his or her application. The bill gives the state licensing authority the ability to create an exemption to the residency requirement for a person applying for an occupational license for participation in a marijuana-based workforce development or education program if the person files an affirmation that he or she is participating in a program that requires access to licensed premises."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-187"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-187 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joann Ginal", "Larry Crowder"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 16
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8955b2e-eb2c-40fd-8e57-e1fb1aa7e7b8"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-187"
source_hash: "0df0c147a24ee0293c8fb5a5b1313aacbea648a736dcbeb61d4ae0edb50c4fe5"
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 17-187 (2017A) — Residency Exemption Marijuana Education-based Occupational License

Under current law, when an employee or manager of a retail business applies for an occupational license, the person must be a Colorado resident on the date of his or her application. The bill gives the state licensing authority the ability to create an exemption to the residency requirement for a person applying for an occupational license for participation in a marijuana-based workforce development or education program if the person files an affirmation that he or she is participating in a program that requires access to licensed premises.

## 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/s_blt_2017a_20170301t133908z3__hearing_summary/170301%20AttachH.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_bus_2017a_20170330t143658z2__hearing_summary/170330%20AttachA.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB187_H_APP_002.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (03/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_187_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_187_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (02/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_187_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (03/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_187sblt_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (03/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_187bus_01.pdf)
9. **PA3 (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_187app.pdf)
10. **Reengrossed (03/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_187_ren.pdf)
11. **Rerevised (04/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_187_rer.pdf)
12. **Revised (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_187_rev.pdf)
13. **Signed Act (06/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_187_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.003. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. — **10–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-187, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. — **10–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-187, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-187, 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 6-0. — **6–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Joann Ginal — primary (person)
- Larry Crowder — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+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/f8955b2e-eb2c-40fd-8e57-e1fb1aa7e7b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).