---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Participate Review Acquire Control Insurer"
description: "Current law requires an opportunity for public notice and a hearing for proposed transactions that would result in the acquisition of control of a domestic insurer, which is one that is incorporated or formed pursuant to Colorado law. Section 1 of the bill expands the public notice for acquisition of a domestic insurer that offers health plans by requiring the commissioner of insurance to make certain information available for public inspection if the application presents prima facie evidence of a violation of the competitive standards established by law. Section 2 appropriates $9,505 from the division of insurance cash fund, which is reappropriated to the department of law for implementation of the act along with 0.1 FTE.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-198"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-198 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alec Garnett", "Kevin Priola"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 16
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-02-17T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/328b63ae-bcf4-45b3-908a-761812718b2a"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-198"
source_hash: "e171a4865c8667424c73f77653b24b60c2621acc8f3a60f07551d7ad0cb4026c"
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 17-198 (2017A) — Public Participate Review Acquire Control Insurer

Current law requires an opportunity for public notice and a hearing for proposed transactions that would result in the acquisition of control of a domestic insurer, which is one that is incorporated or formed pursuant to Colorado law. Section 1 of the bill expands the public notice for acquisition of a domestic insurer that offers health plans by requiring the commissioner of insurance to make certain information available for public inspection if the application presents prima facie evidence of a violation of the competitive standards established by law. Section 2 appropriates $9,505 from the division of insurance cash fund, which is reappropriated to the department of law for implementation of the act along with 0.1 FTE.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_blt_2017a_20170322t140226z2__hearing_summary/170322%20AttachG.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_sb198_h_app_002.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_198_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_198_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (02/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_198_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_198sblt_01.pdf)
7. **PA2 (04/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_198sapp.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (04/12/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_198_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_198_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_198_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (06/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_198_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-198, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-198, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. — **5–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.004. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-198 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. — **10–3** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-198 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.005. The motion failed on a vote of 2-5. — **2–5** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Alec Garnett — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- **2017-02-17T07:00:00+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/328b63ae-bcf4-45b3-908a-761812718b2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).