republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1027.md

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Bill	Remove Fund Repeal & Clarify Organ Donor Process	Section 1 of the bill changes the name of the Emily Maureen Ellen Keyes organ and tissue donation awareness fund to the Emily Keyes - John W. Buckner organ and tissue donation awareness fund (fund). The bill clarifies that designation as an organ and tissue donor (donor) by an applicant for a driver's license, instruction permit, or license renewal remains in effect until revoked by the applicant. Section 1 also removes the repeal date of the fund and adds a requirement that the recipient of money from the fund (Donor Alliance, Inc.) must file an annual report with the department of revenue detailing the amounts and uses of all funds received. The report must be presented by the department of revenue at the hearing required by the State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act. Section 2 of the bill continues the option that allows applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or license renewal to donate to the fund and, if not already a donor, to volunteer to become a donor. Section 3 of the bill provides for an appropriation from the fund to the department of revenue for costs necessary to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2017A	HB 17-1027	Colorado HB 17-1027 (2017A)	bill		enacted	Bob Gardner Janet Buckner Jon Becker Leroy Garcia	15	16	9	2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00	2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/9fa613d6-1b75-42d7-a0bf-e0937edf5644	http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1027	3120d9ad2e39769a5586553ada2924504f2bb9b4a4d541ad97c687ad66804ec5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado HB 17-1027 (2017A) — Remove Fund Repeal & Clarify Organ Donor Process

Section 1 of the bill changes the name of the Emily Maureen Ellen Keyes organ and tissue donation awareness fund to the Emily Keyes - John W. Buckner organ and tissue donation awareness fund (fund). The bill clarifies that designation as an organ and tissue donor (donor) by an applicant for a driver's license, instruction permit, or license renewal remains in effect until revoked by the applicant. Section 1 also removes the repeal date of the fund and adds a requirement that the recipient of money from the fund (Donor Alliance, Inc.) must file an annual report with the department of revenue detailing the amounts and uses of all funds received. The report must be presented by the department of revenue at the hearing required by the State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act. Section 2 of the bill continues the option that allows applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or license renewal to donate to the fund and, if not already a donor, to volunteer to become a donor. Section 3 of the bill provides for an appropriation from the fund to the department of revenue for costs necessary to implement the act.(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.001 (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment L.002 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment L.003 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amendment L.007 (committee substitute) — source
5. Committee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
6. Engrossed (02/28/2017) (committee substitute) — source
7. Final Act (05/01/2017) (committee substitute) — source
8. Introduced (01/11/2017) (committee substitute) — source
9. PA1 (01/24/2017) (committee substitute) — source
10. PA2 (02/24/2017) (committee substitute) — source
11. PA3 (03/21/2017) (committee substitute) — source
12. Reengrossed (03/01/2017) (committee substitute) — source
13. Rerevised (04/10/2017) (committee substitute) — source
14. Revised (04/07/2017) (committee substitute) — source
15. Signed Act (06/05/2017) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Refer House Bill 17-1027 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. — 6–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Refer House Bill 17-1027, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — 13–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Refer House Bill 17-1027, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0. — 4–0 (pass) · legislature
• Refer House Bill 17-1027, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — 13–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Bob Gardner — primary (person)
• Janet Buckner — primary (person)
• Jon Becker — primary (person)
• Leroy Garcia — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00 Signed by the President of the Senate
• 2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00 Signed by the Speaker of the House
• 2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
• 2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor reading-3, passage
• 2017-04-07T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
• 2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
• 2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Committee on Finance Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
• 2017-03-07T07:00:00+00:00 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance introduction
• 2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments reading-3, passage
• 2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee reading-2
• 2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole referral-committee, committee-passage
• 2017-01-23T07:00:00+00:00 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9fa613d6-1b75-42d7-a0bf-e0937edf5644. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).