republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-154.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act Include Domestic"
description: "Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws. Colorado has adopted the 'Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act', which allows the use of foreign unsworn declarations.. The bill expands the uniform law to include domestic unsworn declarations as contemplated by the 'Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act' and clarifies that the act applies only to the use of unsworn declarations in state courts.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-154"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-154 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Cole Wist"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a25884b9-a281-46eb-a525-542fd08e10b1"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-154"
source_hash: "734f3cfb6360e0c0ba4992a455d2b641873492160d91609b72dc01f8e40b5c03"
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 17-154 (2017A) — Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act Include Domestic

Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws. Colorado has adopted the 'Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act', which allows the use of foreign unsworn declarations.. The bill expands the uniform law to include domestic unsworn declarations as contemplated by the 'Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act' and clarifies that the act applies only to the use of unsworn declarations in state courts.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

## 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/h_jud_2017a_20170314t102158z4__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0314AttachD.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB154_H_JUD_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (02/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_154_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (03/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_154_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_154_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_154jud_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (02/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_154_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_154_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_154_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_154_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-154, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-154 to the Committee of the Whole, with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Cole Wist — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **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 with Amendments - Committee `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 Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-17T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/17/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-02-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+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/a25884b9-a281-46eb-a525-542fd08e10b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).