republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-100.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Land Stewardship Volunteer Grantee Immunity"
description: "The bill strengthens existing legal protections under the federal 'Volunteer Protection Act of 1997' and Colorado's 'Volunteer Service Act' for individual volunteers and nonprofit entities who build or maintain recreational trails and related facilities pursuant to grants received under Colorado's 'Recreational Trails System Act of 1971'. Specifically, the bill:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-100"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-100 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeni James Arndt", "Jerry Sonnenberg", "Lois Landgraf"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 16
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f4bcf3a-5128-45be-9de4-c2665db2b330"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-100"
source_hash: "b7e080e16ea5ddf0e7fda2ec966e46d8c702db8da2764d683038887d6f0a5844"
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 17-100 (2017A) — Land Stewardship Volunteer Grantee Immunity

The bill strengthens existing legal protections under the federal 'Volunteer Protection Act of 1997' and Colorado's 'Volunteer Service Act' for individual volunteers and nonprofit entities who build or maintain recreational trails and related facilities pursuant to grants received under Colorado's 'Recreational Trails System Act of 1971'. Specifically, the bill:

## 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_agr_2017a_20170209t133240z3__hearing_summary/170209%20AttachE.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_agr_2017a_20170306t133053z2__hearing_summary/170306%20AttachE.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB100_H_AGR_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (02/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_100_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_100_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (01/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_100_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (02/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_100sagr_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (03/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_100ag_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (02/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_100_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (03/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_100_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (03/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_100_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (04/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_100_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-100, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-100, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment CLSB 100.001. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.004. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jeni James Arndt — primary (person)
- Jerry Sonnenberg — primary (person)
- Lois Landgraf — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
- **2017-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-17T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources `introduction`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f4bcf3a-5128-45be-9de4-c2665db2b330`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).