republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1119.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Payment Of Workers' Compensation Benefits"
description: "The bill creates the 'Colorado Uninsured Employer Act' to create a new mechanism for the payment of covered claims to workers who are injured while employed by employers who do not carry workers' compensation insurance. The bill creates the Colorado uninsured employer fund, which consists of penalties from employers who do not carry workers' compensation insurance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1119"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1119 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cheri Jahn", "Jack Tate", "Lang Sias", "Tracy Kraft-Tharp"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 17
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ba9fabb-4a1f-4387-85be-31fe7b49769e"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1119"
source_hash: "a97d34b6bce68f42721594c735c8a5f0f40b8068afab5b2eab64bf62b0a1e3c0"
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 17-1119 (2017A) — Payment Of Workers' Compensation Benefits

The bill creates the 'Colorado Uninsured Employer Act' to create a new mechanism for the payment of covered claims to workers who are injured while employed by employers who do not carry workers' compensation insurance. The bill creates the Colorado uninsured employer fund, which consists of penalties from employers who do not carry workers' compensation insurance.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.010** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_sa_2017a_20170504t104016z9__hearing_summary/17SenateState0504AttachH.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1119_S_APP_002.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1119_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1119_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1119_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1119bus_01.pdf)
7. **PA2 (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1119app.pdf)
8. **PA3 (05/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1119ssta_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1119_rn2.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1119_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1119_rv2.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (06/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1119_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1119 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1119, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. — **8–5** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1119 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1119 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. — **8–5** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.006 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1119, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. — **8–5** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1119, as amended, to the Committee on Finance The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cheri Jahn — primary (person)
- Jack Tate — primary (person)
- Lang Sias — primary (person)
- Tracy Kraft-Tharp — 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
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ba9fabb-4a1f-4387-85be-31fe7b49769e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).