republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1174.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt Rural Telecommunications Local Improvement District Requirements"
description: "Under current law, a county seeking to establish a local improvement district to fund a telecommunications service improvement may construct the improvement if the county has an agreement with a telecommunications service provider to provide service, facilities, plants, or systems in the area in which the improvement will be constructed. The improvement must then be owned, operated, and maintained by the telecommunications service provider."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1174"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1174 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Wilson", "Larry Crowder", "Lucia Guzman"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4a1d106-ea71-4ba6-aa20-bcea7ffb278d"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1174"
source_hash: "155bb89bb89b090925e0e90bc3fcbfdeafcd0e83aaee22fe86f37d3585db8aa5"
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 17-1174 (2017A) — Exempt Rural Telecommunications Local Improvement District Requirements

Under current law, a county seeking to establish a local improvement district to fund a telecommunications service improvement may construct the improvement if the county has an agreement with a telecommunications service provider to provide service, facilities, plants, or systems in the area in which the improvement will be constructed. The improvement must then be owned, operated, and maintained by the telecommunications service provider.

## 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/h_bus_2017a_20170309t133149z0__hearing_summary/170309%20AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_lg_2017a_20170323t110303z1__hearing_summary/170323%20AttachG.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1174_S_LG_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (03/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1174_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (04/12/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1174_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (02/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1174_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (03/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1174bus_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (03/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1174sloc_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (03/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1174_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (03/29/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1174_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1174_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (04/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1174_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.004. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1174, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1174, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.005. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- James Wilson — primary (person)
- Larry Crowder — primary (person)
- Lucia Guzman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government `introduction`
- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+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/d4a1d106-ea71-4ba6-aa20-bcea7ffb278d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).