republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-207.md

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Bill	Strengthen Colorado Behavioral Health Crisis System	The bill clarifies the intent of the general assembly for establishing a coordinated behavioral health crisis response system (crisis system). The crisis system is intended to be a comprehensive, appropriate, and preferred response to behavioral health crises in Colorado. By clarifying the role of the crisis system and making necessary enhancements, the bill puts systems in place to help Colorado end the use of jails and correctional facilities as placement options for individuals placed on emergency mental health holds if they have not also been charged with a crime and enhances the ability of emergency departments to serve individuals who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. The crisis system is intended to provide an appropriate first line of response to individuals in need of an emergency 72-hour mental health hold. The statewide framework created by the crisis system strengthens community partnerships and ensures that first responders are equipped with a variety of options for addressing behavioral health crises that meet the needs of the individual in a clinically appropriate setting.	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2017A	SB 17-207	Colorado SB 17-207 (2017A)	bill		enacted	Daniel Kagan John Cooke Joseph Salazar Lang Sias	18	15	13	2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00	2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/3e9f88f8-733c-42aa-ac00-54f2b2d22035	http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-207	a81bcca4206adcd60184fcc484cc4536d10d020d81dc58373a05c8736ccddb90	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado SB 17-207 (2017A) — Strengthen Colorado Behavioral Health Crisis System

The bill clarifies the intent of the general assembly for establishing a coordinated behavioral health crisis response system (crisis system). The crisis system is intended to be a comprehensive, appropriate, and preferred response to behavioral health crises in Colorado. By clarifying the role of the crisis system and making necessary enhancements, the bill puts systems in place to help Colorado end the use of jails and correctional facilities as placement options for individuals placed on emergency mental health holds if they have not also been charged with a crime and enhances the ability of emergency departments to serve individuals who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. The crisis system is intended to provide an appropriate first line of response to individuals in need of an emergency 72-hour mental health hold. The statewide framework created by the crisis system strengthens community partnerships and ensures that first responders are equipped with a variety of options for addressing behavioral health crises that meet the needs of the individual in a clinically appropriate setting.

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.004 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amendment L.005 (committee substitute) — source
5. Amendment L.006 (committee substitute) — source
6. Amendment L.007 (committee substitute) — source
7. Amendment L.009 (committee substitute) — source
8. Amendment L.014 (committee substitute) — source
9. Committee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
10. Engrossed (05/02/2017) (committee substitute) — source
11. Final Act (05/17/2017) (committee substitute) — source
12. Introduced (03/03/2017) (committee substitute) — source
13. PA1 (03/23/2017) (committee substitute) — source
14. PA2 (05/05/2017) (committee substitute) — source
15. Reengrossed (05/03/2017) (committee substitute) — source
16. Rerevised (05/08/2017) (committee substitute) — source
17. Revised (05/05/2017) (committee substitute) — source
18. Signed Act (05/18/2017) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Refer Senate Bill 17-207, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — 5–0 (pass) · legislature
• Refer Senate Bill 17-207 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. — 10–3 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment F). The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. — 2–3 (fail) · legislature
• Refer Senate Bill 17-207, 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 7-0. — 7–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Refer Senate Bill 17-207, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — 11–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.014 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — 0–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Daniel Kagan — primary (person)
• John Cooke — primary (person)
• Joseph Salazar — primary (person)
• Lang Sias — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-05-17T06:00:00+00:00 Signed by the Speaker of the House
• 2017-05-17T06:00:00+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 - Committee
• 2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole referral-committee, committee-passage
• 2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary + Appropriations introduction
• 2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
• 2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
• 2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3e9f88f8-733c-42aa-ac00-54f2b2d22035. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).