republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1183.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mental Health Professional Disclosures Repeal Effect Clause"
description: "In 2016, the general assembly enacted House Bill 16-1063, which allows mental health professionals to disclose to school and school district personnel and law enforcement agencies communications with a client if the client makes statements or exhibits behaviors that create an articulable and significant threat against a school or its occupants. The effect of the legislation was contingent on receipt from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services (HHS) of an exception to the privacy rule under the federal 'Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996' (HIPAA)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1183"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1183 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Mike Foote"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-13T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca386159-d766-460d-bb88-7de3a1bb31ec"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1183"
source_hash: "ad8bf47472b542072e560270832eeedaf35eb303ba9366467b21184361db8c3d"
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 17-1183 (2017A) — Mental Health Professional Disclosures Repeal Effect Clause

In 2016, the general assembly enacted House Bill 16-1063, which allows mental health professionals to disclose to school and school district personnel and law enforcement agencies communications with a client if the client makes statements or exhibits behaviors that create an articulable and significant threat against a school or its occupants. The effect of the legislation was contingent on receipt from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services (HHS) of an exception to the privacy rule under the federal 'Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996' (HIPAA).

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1183_S_JUD_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1183_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1183_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1183_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (03/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1183_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1183_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (03/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1183_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (04/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1183_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1183 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1183 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Mike Foote — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/27/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca386159-d766-460d-bb88-7de3a1bb31ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).