republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1301.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "No Withholding Student Transcripts For Library Fines"
description: "The bill removes the authority of a board of education of a school district, a charter school, an institute charter school, and a school operated by a board of cooperative services (local education provider) to withhold records required for enrollment in another school or institution of higher education or a student's grades, transcripts, or diploma for failure to pay any fine or fee assessed by the local education provider, to return or replace textbooks or library resources, or to return other school property. The local education provider shall make reasonable efforts to obtain payment of an assessed fee or fine or payment for lost or damaged textbooks, library resources, or other school property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1301"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1301 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Holbert", "Dafna Michaelson Jenet", "Rhonda Fields"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-17T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6f8aa5c-3b3e-4a92-8921-dc2cc1553703"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1301"
source_hash: "a35aa22ea83fcd763246e81ddb735d52c9090f9a9db32f6bb28c144324cbd0de"
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 17-1301 (2017A) — No Withholding Student Transcripts For Library Fines

The bill removes the authority of a board of education of a school district, a charter school, an institute charter school, and a school operated by a board of cooperative services (local education provider) to withhold records required for enrollment in another school or institution of higher education or a student's grades, transcripts, or diploma for failure to pay any fine or fee assessed by the local education provider, to return or replace textbooks or library resources, or to return other school property. The local education provider shall make reasonable efforts to obtain payment of an assessed fee or fine or payment for lost or damaged textbooks, library resources, or other school property.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_ed_2017a_20170417t133426z0__hearing_summary/17HouseEd0417AttachB.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1301_S_ED_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1301_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1301_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1301_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (04/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1301ed_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1301_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1301_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1301_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (05/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1301_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1301, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1301 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chris Holbert — primary (person)
- Dafna Michaelson Jenet — primary (person)
- Rhonda Fields — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `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 with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+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/d6f8aa5c-3b3e-4a92-8921-dc2cc1553703`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).