republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-117.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recognize Industrial Hemp Agricultural Product For Agricultural Water Right"
description: "In Colorado, water subject to a water right may be used for the purpose for which the water is decreed. The bill confirms that a person with an absolute or conditional water right decreed for agricultural use may use the water subject to the water right for the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp if the person is registered by the department of agriculture to grow industrial hemp for commercial or research and development purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-117"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-117 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Coram", "Donald Valdez", "Marc Catlin"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-21T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3cffbd1-cdeb-4a81-91ac-a0be8e262c8c"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-117"
source_hash: "83354469b9770030ac5b082b4866bc238890a2273be1cb7c8b4d442343ede414"
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 17-117 (2017A) — Recognize Industrial Hemp Agricultural Product For Agricultural Water Right

In Colorado, water subject to a water right may be used for the purpose for which the water is decreed. The bill confirms that a person with an absolute or conditional water right decreed for agricultural use may use the water subject to the water right for the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp if the person is registered by the department of agriculture to grow industrial hemp for commercial or research and development purposes.

## 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/s_agr_2017a_20170315t110127z2__hearing_summary/170315%20AttachC.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB117_H_AGR_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (03/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_117_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_117_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_117_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/16/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_117sagr_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (03/22/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_117_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_117_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_117_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (05/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_117_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-117 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-117, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. — **9–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Don Coram — primary (person)
- Donald Valdez — primary (person)
- Marc Catlin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-21T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - 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`
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3cffbd1-cdeb-4a81-91ac-a0be8e262c8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).