---
type: "Bill"
title: "Delay Implementation Of House Bill 16-1309"
description: "House Bill 16-1309, which was enacted by the 2016 general assembly, concerned a defendant's right to counsel in certain cases considered by municipal courts. The bill delays the implementation of House Bill 16-1309 until July 1, 2018."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1316"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1316 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Susan Lontine", "Vicki Marble"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/162b97af-513c-4c84-8134-41611f0835de"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1316"
source_hash: "5b2dbc4aa378bf93ba4afbe4e86b89ba261c991b5771e3a39f318beb21524378"
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 HB 17-1316 (2017A) — Delay Implementation Of House Bill 16-1309

House Bill 16-1309, which was enacted by the 2016 general assembly, concerned a defendant's right to counsel in certain cases considered by municipal courts. The bill delays the implementation of House Bill 16-1309 until July 1, 2018.

## 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/h_jud_2017a_20170413t141942z0__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0413AttachA.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1316_S_JUD_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1316_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1316_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1316_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1316jud_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1316_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1316_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1316_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1316_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1316, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0, with 1 excused. — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1316 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
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Susan Lontine — primary (person)
- Vicki Marble — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/162b97af-513c-4c84-8134-41611f0835de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).