republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-152.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implement Changes Made By Amendment 71"
description: "The bill implements changes to the Colorado constitution approved by voters at the 2016 general election that make it more difficult to amend the state constitution by:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-152"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-152 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Kennedy", "Lois Court"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ead27f15-ce1d-4984-a93f-b1a46d6e7c93"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-152"
source_hash: "2bcd266c48c8dede879b709d8c6678f0984692a3528127fd71cd5f5992cfb738"
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 17-152 (2017A) — Implement Changes Made By Amendment 71

The bill implements changes to the Colorado constitution approved by voters at the 2016 general election that make it more difficult to amend the state constitution by:

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB152_H_APP_003.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_152_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_152_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_152_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/16/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_152ssta_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (02/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_152sstaapp.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (03/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_152_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_152_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_152_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_152_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-152 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-152, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. — **5–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt an amendment replacing the safety clause with a petition clause. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.002 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-152, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-152, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chris Kennedy — primary (person)
- Lois Court — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ead27f15-ce1d-4984-a93f-b1a46d6e7c93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).