republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1043.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Continue Funding Fraud Investigators Unit"
description: "The secretary of state currently charges uniform commercial code (UCC) filing fees. Of this fee, $3 is transferred for deposit in the Colorado identity theft and financial fraud cash fund to support activities of the Colorado fraud investigators unit. Legislation enacted in 2014 increased the portion of the UCC filing fee that is transferred to the Colorado identity theft and financial fraud cash fund from $3 to $4, which increase is scheduled to repeal in 2017. The bill extends the scheduled repeal date for the increased fee, and for an associated report to the general assembly, until 2018."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1043"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1043 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Angela Williams", "Clarice Navarro", "Kevin Priola", "Matt Gray"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34780016-e772-4a3d-8f1b-f6fd1a4dfc83"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1043"
source_hash: "7646bbff72d31911c869291f2664f43d48c478a5eaa3099d3ab7b3cfab6690bf"
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 17-1043 (2017A) — Continue Funding Fraud Investigators Unit

The secretary of state currently charges uniform commercial code (UCC) filing fees. Of this fee, $3 is transferred for deposit in the Colorado identity theft and financial fraud cash fund to support activities of the Colorado fraud investigators unit. Legislation enacted in 2014 increased the portion of the UCC filing fee that is transferred to the Colorado identity theft and financial fraud cash fund from $3 to $4, which increase is scheduled to repeal in 2017. The bill extends the scheduled repeal date for the increased fee, and for an associated report to the general assembly, until 2018.

## 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_fin_2017a_20170504t103847z5__hearing_summary/17SenateFin0504AttachC.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1043_s_app_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1043_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1043_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1043_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (05/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1043sfin_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1043_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1043_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1043_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1043_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Postpone House Bill 17-1043 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1043 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
- Reconsider Postpone House Bill 17-1043 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. — **12–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1043 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1043 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. — **10–3** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1043, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. — **4–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Angela Williams — primary (person)
- Clarice Navarro — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)
- Matt Gray — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations `introduction`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **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/34780016-e772-4a3d-8f1b-f6fd1a4dfc83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).