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type: "Bill"
title: "Study Drone Use By Public Safety Agencies"
description: "The bill requires the center of excellence (center) within the division of fire prevention and control within the department of public safety (department), upon receiving sufficient money in the form of gifts, grants, and donations, to conduct a study concerning the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) within state and local government operations that relate to certain public-safety functions (study). At a minimum, the study must:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1070"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1070 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Coram", "James Wilson", "Kerry Donovan"]
version_count: 16
action_count: 18
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2017-01-17T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f4c314d-d425-43cb-88d5-57f253e8b814"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1070"
source_hash: "fc6632a11e6d68f3e329ec299a23d0643852ee5ed0ad6b88d1109dd73ba6ef7c"
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 17-1070 (2017A) — Study Drone Use By Public Safety Agencies
The bill requires the center of excellence (center) within the division of fire prevention and control within the department of public safety (department), upon receiving sufficient money in the form of gifts, grants, and donations, to conduct a study concerning the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) within state and local government operations that relate to certain public-safety functions (study). At a minimum, the study must:
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170214t133614z0__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0214AttachB.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170214t133614z0__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0214AttachC.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170214t133614z0__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0214AttachD.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.008** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_agr_2017a_20170323t133222z2__hearing_summary/170323%20AttachC.pdf)
5. **Amendment L.009** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_agr_2017a_20170323t133222z2__hearing_summary/170323%20AttachE.pdf)
6. **Amendment L.010** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_agr_2017a_20170323t133222z2__hearing_summary/170323%20AttachF.pdf)
7. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1070_s_app_001.pdf)
8. **Engrossed (03/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1070_eng.pdf)
9. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1070_enr.pdf)
10. **Introduced (01/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1070_01.pdf)
11. **PA1 (02/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1070jud_01.pdf)
12. **PA2 (03/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1070sagr_01.pdf)
13. **Reengrossed (03/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1070_ren.pdf)
14. **Rerevised (04/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1070_rer.pdf)
15. **Revised (04/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1070_rv2.pdf)
16. **Signed Act (06/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1070_signed.pdf)
## Votes
- Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment D). The motion passed on a vote of 9-1. — **91** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.008. The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1070, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **110** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1070 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **70** (pass) · legislature
- This is a conceptual amendment. Page 5, line 6, strike "THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF", line 7, strike "REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE," and substitute "HOUSE AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND SENATE AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENERGY COMMITTEE. The motion passed without objection. — **110** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1070, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **110** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1070 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. — **121** (pass) · legislature
- The motion passed without objection. — **110** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.010. The motion passed without objection. — **00** (pass) · legislature
## Sponsors
- Don Coram — primary (person)
- James Wilson — primary (person)
- Kerry Donovan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-06-05T06:00:00+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
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`
- **2017-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-17T07:00:00+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/5f4c314d-d425-43cb-88d5-57f253e8b814`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).