republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1021.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wage Theft Transparency Act"
description: "Current law requires employers to release requested information to the division of labor standards and statistics (division) in the department of labor and employment and allows the division to have access to employers' premises and all books, records, and payrolls of employers. Current law also prohibits the release of any of this information obtained by the division if the release of the information might reveal a trade secret. The bill clarifies that information obtained by the division that relates to a finding by the division of a violation of wage laws is not confidential and shall be released to the public or for use in a court proceeding, unless the director of the division makes a determination that the information includes specific information that is a trade secret."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1021"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1021 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jessie Danielson", "John Cooke"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbe18138-f79c-4dfd-a6d6-f2572281c832"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1021"
source_hash: "b8b1e8470e3c4b0ff2b72dae9883e3a48b813d82eafedacdd55db22d0702de66"
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 HB 17-1021 (2017A) — Wage Theft Transparency Act

Current law requires employers to release requested information to the division of labor standards and statistics (division) in the department of labor and employment and allows the division to have access to employers' premises and all books, records, and payrolls of employers. Current law also prohibits the release of any of this information obtained by the division if the release of the information might reveal a trade secret. The bill clarifies that information obtained by the division that relates to a finding by the division of a violation of wage laws is not confidential and shall be released to the public or for use in a court proceeding, unless the director of the division makes a determination that the information includes specific information that is a trade secret.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170216t133038z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0216AttachA.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1021_S_BLT_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (02/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1021_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1021_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1021_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (02/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1021jud_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (02/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1021_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1021_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1021_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1021_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1021 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
- Refer House Bill 17-1021, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jessie Danielson — primary (person)
- John Cooke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+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 President of the Senate
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/27/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbe18138-f79c-4dfd-a6d6-f2572281c832`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).