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type: "Bill"
title: "Public Access To Government Files"
description: "Section 1 of the bill adds a legislative declaration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-040"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-040 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Pabon", "John Kefalas"]
version_count: 23
action_count: 16
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-01T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea4d622c-a084-4c11-ae51-6bfc51323e6a"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-040"
source_hash: "d546ec90f93d1063d895dae26c7fe72c8efc70d07b9579f7ab67db6bd49297aa"
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 17-040 (2017A) — Public Access To Government Files
Section 1 of the bill adds a legislative declaration.
## 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_sa_2017a_20170301t133438z1__hearing_summary/17SenateState0301AttachB.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_sa_2017a_20170301t133438z1__hearing_summary/17SenateState0301AttachC.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_sa_2017a_20170301t133438z1__hearing_summary/17SenateState0301AttachD.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.008** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_sa_2017a_20170301t133438z1__hearing_summary/17SenateState0301AttachE.pdf)
5. **Amendment L.010** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_sa_2017a_20170301t133438z1__hearing_summary/17SenateState0301AttachM.pdf)
6. **Amendment L.011** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_sa_2017a_20170301t133438z1__hearing_summary/17SenateState0301AttachL.pdf)
7. **Amendment L.025** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_fin_2017a_20170424t133938z6__hearing_summary/17HouseFin0424AttachI.pdf)
8. **Amendment L.027** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_fin_2017a_20170424t133938z6__hearing_summary/17HouseFin0424AttachJ.pdf)
9. **Amendment L.032** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_fin_2017a_20170424t133938z6__hearing_summary/17HouseFin0424AttachK.pdf)
10. **Amendment L.042** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_fin_2017a_20170424t133938z6__hearing_summary/17HouseFin0424AttachL.pdf)
11. **Amendment L.043** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_fin_2017a_20170424t133938z6__hearing_summary/17HouseFin0424AttachM.pdf)
12. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB040_H_APP_004.pdf)
13. **Engrossed (03/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040_eng.pdf)
14. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040_enr.pdf)
15. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040_01.pdf)
16. **PA1 (03/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040ssa_01.pdf)
17. **PA2 (03/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040sstaapp.pdf)
18. **PA3 (04/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040fin_01.pdf)
19. **PA4 (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040app.pdf)
20. **Reengrossed (03/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040_ren.pdf)
21. **Rerevised (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040_rer.pdf)
22. **Revised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040_rv2.pdf)
23. **Signed Act (06/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_040_signed.pdf)
## Votes
- Adopt amendment L.027 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.042 (Attachment L). The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.054 The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. — **85** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.032 (Attachment K). The motion passed on a vote of 7-6. — **76** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-040, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. — **43** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.025 (Attachment I). The motion passed on a vote of 7-6. — **76** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.002 The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-040, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6. — **76** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment M). The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. — **32** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.043 (Attachment M). The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-040, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. — **41** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-040, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. — **85** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment L). The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
## Sponsors
- Dan Pabon — primary (person)
- John Kefalas — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/21/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to 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/ea4d622c-a084-4c11-ae51-6bfc51323e6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).