---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicle Dealers And Manufacturers"
description: "Current law prohibits a motor vehicle manufacturer (manufacturer) from requiring a motor vehicle dealer (dealer) to substantially alter a facility or premises if the manufacturer required it within the last 7 years at a cost set in statute based on the type of dealer. Section 1 of the bill extends this prohibition to 10 years. Section 1 also prohibits a manufacturer from:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-298"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-298 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jack Tate", "Tracy Kraft-Tharp"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 14
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbcbc3c2-bfe5-44cd-962b-15e857d44f72"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-298"
source_hash: "5a231dbc960f4bab0ff8477c033efd385c826adaa3a45d8ea23359371231bfb9"
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 17-298 (2017A) — Motor Vehicle Dealers And Manufacturers

Current law prohibits a motor vehicle manufacturer (manufacturer) from requiring a motor vehicle dealer (dealer) to substantially alter a facility or premises if the manufacturer required it within the last 7 years at a cost set in statute based on the type of dealer. Section 1 of the bill extends this prohibition to 10 years. Section 1 also prohibits a manufacturer from:

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.030** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_bus_2017a_20170504t133150z1__hearing_summary/170504%20AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.031** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_bus_2017a_20170504t133150z1__hearing_summary/170504%20AttachB.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB298_H_BUS_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_298_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_298_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (04/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_298_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_298sblt_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_298bus_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_298_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_298_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_298_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (06/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_298_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.013. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.018. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.017, as amended. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.019. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.015. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.016. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-298, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-298, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.031. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.010. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Amend amendment L.017, line 5 and 6, strike "ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE HUNDREDTHS" and substitute "ONE FIFTEENTH". The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jack Tate — primary (person)
- Tracy Kraft-Tharp — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+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/fbcbc3c2-bfe5-44cd-962b-15e857d44f72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).