republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1289.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Engineer Rules Historical Consumptive Use"
description: "When a water right owner wishes to change a water right–whether a temporary loan or change approved by the state engineer or a permanent change approved by a water judge–the determination of the amount of water that can be loaned or changed relies on a calculation of the historical consumptive use of the water right. The bill directs the state engineer to promulgate rules that take into account local conditions that an applicant can use to calculate historical consumptive use. The results of the calculation carry no presumptive weight before the state engineer, water referee, or water judge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1289"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1289 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Hansen", "Don Coram", "Donald Valdez", "Larry Crowder"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1aa3c8f-6c13-47da-b274-324dc9349c86"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1289"
source_hash: "63acb85d902fb24b9fe8f8f340230ac879832dd67ffc6694e290df2b003ddad3"
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 17-1289 (2017A) — State Engineer Rules Historical Consumptive Use

When a water right owner wishes to change a water right–whether a temporary loan or change approved by the state engineer or a permanent change approved by a water judge–the determination of the amount of water that can be loaned or changed relies on a calculation of the historical consumptive use of the water right. The bill directs the state engineer to promulgate rules that take into account local conditions that an applicant can use to calculate historical consumptive use. The results of the calculation carry no presumptive weight before the state engineer, water referee, or water judge.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_agr_2017a_20170503t104257z2__hearing_summary/170503%20AttachM.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1289_H_AGR_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1289_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1289_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (03/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1289_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1289sagr_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1289_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1289_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1289_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (05/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1289_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1289, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Consent Calendar. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1289 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6. — **7–6** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chris Hansen — primary (person)
- Don Coram — primary (person)
- Donald Valdez — primary (person)
- Larry Crowder — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-22T06:00:00+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
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1aa3c8f-6c13-47da-b274-324dc9349c86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).