republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-218.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Continue Licensing Of Landscape Architects"
description: "Sunset Process - Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee. The bill implements one of the two recommendations contained in the department of regulatory agencies' (department) sunset report on the regulation of landscape architects by the division of professions and occupations, including the state board of landscape architects (board)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-218"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-218 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andy Kerr", "Chris Kennedy", "Jack Tate"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd8bc356-97b1-400e-bb7c-fceefdb56636"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-218"
source_hash: "a4d41fe5c90f374b8332451d2aa2a2214c18a3d8d2a56c0b89815d163911fd4a"
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 17-218 (2017A) — Sunset Continue Licensing Of Landscape Architects

Sunset Process - Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee. The bill implements one of the two recommendations contained in the department of regulatory agencies' (department) sunset report on the regulation of landscape architects by the division of professions and occupations, including the state board of landscape architects (board).

## 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_blt_2017a_20170322t140226z4__hearing_summary/170322%20AttachJ.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB218_H_BUS_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_218_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_218_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (03/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_218_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_218sblt_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (03/29/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_218_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_218_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_218_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_218_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-218, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
- Reconsider Senate Bill 17-218. The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. — **5–2** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-218 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6. — **7–6** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Andy Kerr — primary (person)
- Chris Kennedy — primary (person)
- Jack Tate — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 04/24/2017 - No Amendments
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd8bc356-97b1-400e-bb7c-fceefdb56636`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).