republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1056.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Sentencing Community Service Veterans Organizations"
description: "Currently, only an organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code (tax code) may accept services offered through a program of community or useful public service operated by a county court, probation department, county sheriff, or other local governmental entity in connection with sentencing for specified misdemeanors. Veterans' service organizations may be organized under other provisions of the tax code such as section 501 (c)(4) or 501 (c)(19)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1056"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1056 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "John Kefalas", "Michael Weissman"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35e78a4b-4261-446a-822e-48bdd4ac647c"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1056"
source_hash: "58766c9d5ff4e810ca93a4f4970fdc54343491ccc481ae7f86894f56672091c0"
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 17-1056 (2017A) — Criminal Sentencing Community Service Veterans Organizations

Currently, only an organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code (tax code) may accept services offered through a program of community or useful public service operated by a county court, probation department, county sheriff, or other local governmental entity in connection with sentencing for specified misdemeanors. Veterans' service organizations may be organized under other provisions of the tax code such as section 501 (c)(4) or 501 (c)(19).

## 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_jud_2017a_20170126t133007z5__hearing_summary/17HouseJudiciary0126AttachJ.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170126t133007z5__hearing_summary/17HouseJudiciary0126AttachK.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1056_S_JUD_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (02/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1056_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (03/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1056_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1056_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (01/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1056%20jud_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (02/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1056_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (03/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1056_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (03/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1056_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (03/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1056_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1056 to the Committee of the Whole, with a recommendation that it be place on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment K). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1056, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. — **10–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- John Kefalas — primary (person)
- Michael Weissman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+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 Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-03T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `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 `reading-2`
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/01/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-01-26T07:00:00+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/35e78a4b-4261-446a-822e-48bdd4ac647c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).