republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-189.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Options In Fingerprint Background Checks"
description: "Under current law, there are a number of professions that require fingerprint-based background checks. Some of those fingerprint requirements direct that the fingerprints must be taken by a law enforcement agency. The bill removes the requirement that a law enforcement agency is the only authorized entity able to take the fingerprints. If an approved third party takes the person's fingerprints, the fingerprints may be electronically captured using Colorado bureau of investigation-approved or federal bureau of investigation-approved livescan equipment. The third party shall not keep the applicant information for more than thirty days unless requested to do so by the applicant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-189"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-189 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cooke", "Mike Foote"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 14
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96cb88b8-baa7-4911-a564-e27c476a8474"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-189"
source_hash: "552cfa5f71193b45c06861d7b65b197a1ba698d7528af5309403875b95bdd045"
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 17-189 (2017A) — Consumer Options In Fingerprint Background Checks

Under current law, there are a number of professions that require fingerprint-based background checks. Some of those fingerprint requirements direct that the fingerprints must be taken by a law enforcement agency. The bill removes the requirement that a law enforcement agency is the only authorized entity able to take the fingerprints. If an approved third party takes the person's fingerprints, the fingerprints may be electronically captured using Colorado bureau of investigation-approved or federal bureau of investigation-approved livescan equipment. The third party shall not keep the applicant information for more than thirty days unless requested to do so by the applicant.

## 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_jud_2017a_20170228t105251z0__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0228AttachA.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170330t144012z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0330AttachD.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170330t144012z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0330AttachE.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.008** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170330t144012z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0330AttachF.pdf)
5. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB189_H_JUD_001.pdf)
6. **Engrossed (03/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_189_eng.pdf)
7. **Final Act (04/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_189_enr.pdf)
8. **Introduced (02/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_189_01.pdf)
9. **PA1 (03/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_189sjud_01.pdf)
10. **PA2 (03/31/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_189jud_01.pdf)
11. **Reengrossed (03/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_189_ren.pdf)
12. **Rerevised (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_189_rer.pdf)
13. **Revised (04/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_189_rev.pdf)
14. **Signed Act (04/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_189_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-189, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-189, as amended, 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

- John Cooke — primary (person)
- Mike Foote — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+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
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+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/96cb88b8-baa7-4911-a564-e27c476a8474`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).