republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1113.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow Electronic Committee Participation During Interim"
description: "The bill gives the executive committee of the legislative council the ability to consider, recommend, and establish policies regarding electronic participation by senators or representatives in committee meetings during the legislative interim."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1113"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1113 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeni James Arndt", "Ray Scott", "Yeulin Willett"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 16
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01f32db1-855e-42d5-8aa7-99aa674ccdf7"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1113"
source_hash: "9d3c516e0fc0b1806ca79972e4d43584c0192f380b4bdf72b32f00561198d138"
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 17-1113 (2017A) — Allow Electronic Committee Participation During Interim

The bill gives the executive committee of the legislative council the ability to consider, recommend, and establish policies regarding electronic participation by senators or representatives in committee meetings during the legislative interim.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/j_lc_2017a_20170428t122411z1__hearing_summary/170428%20AttachA.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1113_S_SA_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (03/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1113_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1113_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1113_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (02/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1113sa_01.pdf)
7. **PA2 (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1113sleg_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (04/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1113_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (05/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1113_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1113_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (05/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1113_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt conceptual amendment to remove the ability of those who participate remotely to receive per diem. The motion failed on a vote of 4-14. — **4–14** (fail) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1113 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed on a vote of 6-3. — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1113, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1113 to the Committee on Legislative Council. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1113, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-8. — **10–8** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jeni James Arndt — primary (person)
- Ray Scott — primary (person)
- Yeulin Willett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+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 President of the Senate
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Legislative Council Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Legislative Council `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs + Appropriations `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01f32db1-855e-42d5-8aa7-99aa674ccdf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).