republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-028.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Healthy Families And Military Preparedness Act"
description: "The bill requires the state department of human services (state department) and county departments of human or social services (county departments) to provide notice and to collect and share information with the command authority of national military installations regarding any report received of known or suspected instances of child abuse or neglect in which the person having custody or control of the child is a member of the armed forces or a spouse, or a significant other or family member residing in the home of the member of the armed forces assigned to that military installation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-028"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-028 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Dan Nordberg", "Tony Exum"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 15
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dda1cf7-9db2-4d95-9ba9-f1eba56357d3"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-028"
source_hash: "099aa5d8e701933bf190bd33f49a9d87300088c1bb5989edfd3b5389f3886dfe"
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 17-028 (2017A) — Healthy Families And Military Preparedness Act

The bill requires the state department of human services (state department) and county departments of human or social services (county departments) to provide notice and to collect and share information with the command authority of national military installations regarding any report received of known or suspected instances of child abuse or neglect in which the person having custody or control of the child is a member of the armed forces or a spouse, or a significant other or family member residing in the home of the member of the armed forces assigned to that military installation.

## 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_20170126t133109z0__hearing_summary/170126%20AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_hhs_2017a_20170126t133109z0__hearing_summary/170126%20AttachB.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_hhs_2017a_20170126t133109z0__hearing_summary/170126%20AttachC.pdf)
4. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB028_H_APP_002.pdf)
5. **Engrossed (04/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_028_eng.pdf)
6. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_028_enr.pdf)
7. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_028_01.pdf)
8. **PA1 (01/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_028shhs_01.pdf)
9. **PA2 (04/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_028shhsapp.pdf)
10. **Reengrossed (04/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_028_ren.pdf)
11. **Rerevised (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_028_rer.pdf)
12. **Revised (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_028_rev.pdf)
13. **Signed Act (06/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_028_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- COW The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-028 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-028, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-028 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. — **12–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Dan Nordberg — primary (person)
- Tony Exum — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+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 - Floor
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services `introduction`
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `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 Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-26T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dda1cf7-9db2-4d95-9ba9-f1eba56357d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).