republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1088.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Voter Signature Verification & Electronic Petition Pilot"
description: "Commencing in 2018, section 1 of the bill requires signature verification for candidate petitions that are required to be filed with the secretary of state's office, describes the processes by which signatures are evaluated and candidates given an opportunity to cure a signature that is not verified, and authorizes the secretary of state to promulgate rules regarding such signature verification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1088"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1088 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patrick Neville", "Tim Neville"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-19T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-08T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c4134b9-30c3-4ca2-b437-3ec3f3e8b063"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1088"
source_hash: "d2ac8ed575031e64ec26d7cee40a7b640b8bf38ab17dd4a651082806e0c89c27"
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 17-1088 (2017A) — Voter Signature Verification & Electronic Petition Pilot

Commencing in 2018, section 1 of the bill requires signature verification for candidate petitions that are required to be filed with the secretary of state's office, describes the processes by which signatures are evaluated and candidates given an opportunity to cure a signature that is not verified, and authorizes the secretary of state to promulgate rules regarding such signature verification.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170323t111705z0__hearing_summary/17HouseState0323AttachA.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1088_S_APP_002.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1088_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1088_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1088_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1088sa_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1088_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1088_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1088_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1088_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1088, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment A), as amended. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1088 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1088 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1088 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt a conceptual amendment, page 1 of amendment L.003, line 23, strike "(1)" and substitute "(1.5)". The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Patrick Neville — primary (person)
- Tim Neville — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-08T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-19T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c4134b9-30c3-4ca2-b437-3ec3f3e8b063`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).