republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-048.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require Arrests Of Intensive Supervision Program Escapees From Department Of Corrections"
description: "The bill states that when a peace officer or community parole officer has probable cause to believe that an offender in an intensive supervision program has committed an escape by knowingly removing or tampering with an electronic monitoring device that he or she is required to wear as a condition of parole, the officer shall immediately seek a warrant for the offender's arrest or arrest the offender without undue delay if the offender is in the presence of the officer. However, before an officer arrests an offender, the officer, if practicable, shall determine that the notification of removal or tampering was not merely the result of an equipment malfunction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-048"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-048 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cooke", "Yeulin Willett"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8327a6d8-0936-45d6-8cad-74aba46bc288"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-048"
source_hash: "6358c306538ddab111f729ace0fb3b16fd337a51ceb1af7d3dcfc5b9e681e11b"
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 SB 17-048 (2017A) — Require Arrests Of Intensive Supervision Program Escapees From Department Of Corrections

The bill states that when a peace officer or community parole officer has probable cause to believe that an offender in an intensive supervision program has committed an escape by knowingly removing or tampering with an electronic monitoring device that he or she is required to wear as a condition of parole, the officer shall immediately seek a warrant for the offender's arrest or arrest the offender without undue delay if the offender is in the presence of the officer. However, before an officer arrests an offender, the officer, if practicable, shall determine that the notification of removal or tampering was not merely the result of an equipment malfunction.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170123t133216z1__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0123AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170123t133216z1__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0123AttachB.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB048_H_JUD_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (01/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_048_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_048_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_048_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (01/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_048sjud_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (02/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_048_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (03/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_048_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (03/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_048_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_048_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-048 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-048, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- John Cooke — primary (person)
- Yeulin Willett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/20/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-02-01T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-01-26T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-01-23T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8327a6d8-0936-45d6-8cad-74aba46bc288`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).