republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1034.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Marijuana License Issues"
description: "The retail marijuana code requires a license for retail marijuana business operators. The bill creates a corresponding medical marijuana business operator license. Under current law, a medical marijuana licensee may move his or her location within the city or county where the business is licensed upon approval of the local and state licensing authority. Under the retail marijuana code, a licensee can move his or her business anywhere in Colorado upon approval of the state and local jurisdiction. The bill allows a medical marijuana licensee to move his or her business anywhere in Colorado upon approval of the state and local jurisdiction to conform with the retail marijuana code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1034"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1034 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Pabon", "Randy Baumgardner"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9bdd78d-8d8c-4461-a8a0-96b48f0bc73a"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1034"
source_hash: "1e6406450e7a275c64491da4e341fd7d03b57579914c66a9afc6b4e52625a695"
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 17-1034 (2017A) — Medical Marijuana License Issues

The retail marijuana code requires a license for retail marijuana business operators. The bill creates a corresponding medical marijuana business operator license. Under current law, a medical marijuana licensee may move his or her location within the city or county where the business is licensed upon approval of the local and state licensing authority. Under the retail marijuana code, a licensee can move his or her business anywhere in Colorado upon approval of the state and local jurisdiction. The bill allows a medical marijuana licensee to move his or her business anywhere in Colorado upon approval of the state and local jurisdiction to conform with the retail marijuana code.

## 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/h_fin_2017a_20170123t133425z1__hearing_summary/17HouseFin0123AttachF.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1034_S_BLT_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (02/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1034_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (03/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1034_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1034_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (01/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1034fin_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (02/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1034_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1034_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1034_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (03/16/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1034_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1034 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1034, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dan Pabon — primary (person)
- Randy Baumgardner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-03T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2017-02-02T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-01T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 01/30/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-01-23T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9bdd78d-8d8c-4461-a8a0-96b48f0bc73a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).