republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1072.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human Trafficking Sexual Servitude"
description: "The bill amends the language defining the crime of human trafficking for sexual servitude to include that a person who knowingly advertises, offers to sell, or sells travel services that facilitate activities defined as human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude commits the offense of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude. 'Travel services' are defined in the bill. Current law requires a person convicted of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude to be placed on the Colorado sex offender registry; the bill extends that requirement to persons convicted of human trafficking of any person of any age. The bill adds a provision to law allowing a person who was convicted of human trafficking for sexual servitude to petition the court to discontinue the person's duty to register on the sexual offender registry if he or she can establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that at the time he or she committed the offense, he or she had been trafficked by another person for the purpose of committing the offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1072"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1072 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cooke", "Lois Landgraf", "Polly Lawrence"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 16
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-17T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-25T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/605844f2-a671-47a7-9941-22c7af90ffe5"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1072"
source_hash: "2767e656cf35d69dac2383a86dcd4c7c993a621197c85899af360714ccbfe090"
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 17-1072 (2017A) — Human Trafficking Sexual Servitude

The bill amends the language defining the crime of human trafficking for sexual servitude to include that a person who knowingly advertises, offers to sell, or sells travel services that facilitate activities defined as human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude commits the offense of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude. 'Travel services' are defined in the bill. Current law requires a person convicted of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude to be placed on the Colorado sex offender registry; the bill extends that requirement to persons convicted of human trafficking of any person of any age. The bill adds a provision to law allowing a person who was convicted of human trafficking for sexual servitude to petition the court to discontinue the person's duty to register on the sexual offender registry if he or she can establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that at the time he or she committed the offense, he or she had been trafficked by another person for the purpose of committing the offense.

## 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_20170207t094300z0__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0207AttachB.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170316t133851z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0316AttachC.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170316t133851z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0316AttachD.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.010** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170412t133552z2__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0412AttachE.pdf)
5. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1072_S_JUD_001.pdf)
6. **Engrossed (03/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1072_eng.pdf)
7. **Final Act (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1072_enr.pdf)
8. **Introduced (01/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1072_01.pdf)
9. **PA1 (03/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1072jud_01.pdf)
10. **PA2 (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1072sjud_01.pdf)
11. **Reengrossed (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1072_ren.pdf)
12. **Rerevised (04/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1072_rer.pdf)
13. **Revised (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1072_rev.pdf)
14. **Signed Act (05/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1072_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1072, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment D), as amended. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1072, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- John Cooke — primary (person)
- Lois Landgraf — primary (person)
- Polly Lawrence — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-25T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/27/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- **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/605844f2-a671-47a7-9941-22c7af90ffe5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).