republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1224.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Misbranded Adulterated Counterfeit Drugs Penalty"
description: "The bill amends the pharmacy practice law to specify that it is unlawful to possess, sell, dispense, give, receive, or administer an adulterated or misbranded drug or device, within the meaning of the 'Colorado Food and Drug Act', or a counterfeit drug, as defined in the bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1224"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1224 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Tracy Kraft-Tharp"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-05T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ab8b907-070b-4f7c-8f14-12ffe9f729aa"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1224"
source_hash: "22d62de08aee19eb47484fdc8cf8af2b385b1992094d1c9fd1c8abd5f7903fe1"
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 17-1224 (2017A) — Misbranded Adulterated Counterfeit Drugs Penalty

The bill amends the pharmacy practice law to specify that it is unlawful to possess, sell, dispense, give, receive, or administer an adulterated or misbranded drug or device, within the meaning of the 'Colorado Food and Drug Act', or a counterfeit drug, as defined in the bill.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/CLICS/CLICS2017A/commsumm.nsf/0/d1b44641a003a8ee872580e30070190d/%24FILE/170314%20AttachH.002.pdf/170314%20AttachH.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_fin_2017a_20170322t135549z1__hearing_summary/17HouseFinance0322AttachA.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1224_S_HHS_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (03/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1224_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1224_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (03/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1224_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (03/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1224bus_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (03/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1224fin.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1224_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (04/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1224_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (04/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1224_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (06/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1224_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment A). The motion passed on a vote of 9-1. — **9–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1224, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1224, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1224 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation for the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — 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`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+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/2ab8b907-070b-4f7c-8f14-12ffe9f729aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).