republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1306.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Test Lead In Public Schools' Drinking Water"
description: "The bill directs the department of public health and environment (department) to establish a grant program to test for lead in public schools' drinking water. The department will give the highest priority to the oldest public elementary schools, then the oldest public schools that are not elementary schools, and then all other public schools. The department may also consider ability to pay in administering the program. The department is directed to use its best efforts to complete all testing and analysis by June 30, 2020. The public school must provide at least 10% local matching funds and give the test results to its local public health agency, its supplier of water, its school board, and the department. The department may use up to $300,000 per year for 3 years for grants beginning on or after July 1, 2017, from the water quality improvement fund if there is money available after fully funding existing programs. The department shall provide 4 annual reports to the general assembly regarding implementation of the grant program, including any legislative proposals that may be warranted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1306"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1306 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara McLachlan", "Don Coram", "Kerry Donovan", "Tony Exum"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 15
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-08T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a5345d6-ac68-459a-b8dc-95d8cfd41146"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1306"
source_hash: "c9f8790da8052d42fe730414dcbb7ca482a9f7cfbbb80b0071e52eb01c0bf3fe"
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 17-1306 (2017A) — Test Lead In Public Schools' Drinking Water

The bill directs the department of public health and environment (department) to establish a grant program to test for lead in public schools' drinking water. The department will give the highest priority to the oldest public elementary schools, then the oldest public schools that are not elementary schools, and then all other public schools. The department may also consider ability to pay in administering the program. The department is directed to use its best efforts to complete all testing and analysis by June 30, 2020. The public school must provide at least 10% local matching funds and give the test results to its local public health agency, its supplier of water, its school board, and the department. The department may use up to $300,000 per year for 3 years for grants beginning on or after July 1, 2017, from the water quality improvement fund if there is money available after fully funding existing programs. The department shall provide 4 annual reports to the general assembly regarding implementation of the grant program, including any legislative proposals that may be warranted.

## 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_hhs_2017a_20170503t103546z0__hearing_summary/170503%20AttachB.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1306_s_app_002.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1306_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1306_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (03/29/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1306_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (04/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1306app_01.pdf)
7. **PA2 (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1306shhs_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (04/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1306_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1306_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1306_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (06/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1306_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1306 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. — **12–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1306, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **8–5** (pass) · legislature
- The motion passed without objection. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1306, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0, with one excused. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Barbara McLachlan — primary (person)
- Don Coram — primary (person)
- Kerry Donovan — primary (person)
- Tony Exum — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-08T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a5345d6-ac68-459a-b8dc-95d8cfd41146`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).