---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exception To Deadlines Due To Refund-related Fraud"
description: "Current law requires the department of revenue to meet certain deadlines in sending out income tax refunds:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-194"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-194 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Pabon", "Tim Neville"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af40ab17-55ce-4bcd-9efb-1cea05f29db4"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-194"
source_hash: "9005f9f9ccad51ac317e7b6c90dd99bfed839f44ca1212150c863c507cab449c"
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 17-194 (2017A) — Exception To Deadlines Due To Refund-related Fraud

Current law requires the department of revenue to meet certain deadlines in sending out income tax refunds:

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB194_H_FIN_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_194_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (03/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_194_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_194_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (03/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_194_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (03/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_194_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (03/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_194_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (03/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_194_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-194 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-194 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dan Pabon — primary (person)
- Tim Neville — 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** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af40ab17-55ce-4bcd-9efb-1cea05f29db4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).