republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-247.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electricians Inspectors Licensing Qualifications"
description: "Beginning January 1, 2019, section 1 of the bill waives the continuing education requirement, otherwise applicable upon every renewal or reinstatement of an electrician's license, for the first renewal or reinstatement of the license of an electrician who passed the appropriate written examination in connection with his or her initial license application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-247"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-247 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Pabon", "Kevin Priola"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e597bc8-dc49-4dc7-9f88-1e4b2c62e90a"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-247"
source_hash: "5f7b117c8a989dfc385ec9643a53eb388e6e661b46914148498cb6f3ba65dd84"
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 17-247 (2017A) — Electricians Inspectors Licensing Qualifications

Beginning January 1, 2019, section 1 of the bill waives the continuing education requirement, otherwise applicable upon every renewal or reinstatement of an electrician's license, for the first renewal or reinstatement of the license of an electrician who passed the appropriate written examination in connection with his or her initial license application.

## 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_blt_2017a_20170327t130819z2__hearing_summary/170327%20AttachG.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB247_H_BUS_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_247_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (04/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_247_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (03/16/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_247_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_247sblt_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_247_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_247_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_247_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_247_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). The motion failed on a vote of 5-8. — **5–8** (fail) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-247 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. — **10–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-247, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dan Pabon — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e597bc8-dc49-4dc7-9f88-1e4b2c62e90a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).