---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revisions To Victims' Rights Laws"
description: "The bill makes various amendments to statutes concerning the rights of crime victims, including the following:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-051"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-051 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Mike Foote", "Polly Lawrence", "Rhonda Fields"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-13T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0a14632-ff49-484b-b201-c5bd6b748312"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-051"
source_hash: "4337b1be59b9338964866c1533416085d1573a5905ab7aafb52292928e2c683a"
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 17-051 (2017A) — Revisions To Victims' Rights Laws

The bill makes various amendments to statutes concerning the rights of crime victims, including the following:

## 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_jud_2017a_20170201t133110z0__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0201AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachB.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachC.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachD.pdf)
5. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB051_H_JUD_001.pdf)
6. **Engrossed (02/16/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_051_eng.pdf)
7. **Final Act (04/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_051_enr.pdf)
8. **Introduced (01/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_051_01.pdf)
9. **PA1 (02/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_051sjud_01.pdf)
10. **PA2 (03/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_051jud_01.pdf)
11. **Reengrossed (02/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_051_ren.pdf)
12. **Rerevised (04/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_051_rer.pdf)
13. **Revised (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_051_rev.pdf)
14. **Signed Act (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_051_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-051, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-051, as amended, to the Committee on State, Veterans, and Military Affairs. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-051 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Mike Foote — primary (person)
- Polly Lawrence — primary (person)
- Rhonda Fields — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-02-17T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-01T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-13T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0a14632-ff49-484b-b201-c5bd6b748312`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).