republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-293.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Update Paper Specification Standard For Colorado Revised Statutes Publication"
description: "Committee on Legal Services. Currently, statute requires that any contract the state enters into to publish or print the Colorado Revised Statutes must specify that the paper used meets certain standards established by the national standards institute for permanent paper for printed library materials. However, that standard is outdated and no longer used in the industry. The bill updates the statutory reference to the current applicable alkaline minimum reserve requirements and acidity levels for uncoated paper as established by the American national standards institute and the national information standards organization. The change will not affect the current publications contract; however, it will apply to future contracts and extensions of contracts.(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 17-293"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-293 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Kagan", "Pete Lee"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-25T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e72f12f-6d81-4948-86b5-3588663edaec"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-293"
source_hash: "3284b1d33954c2ae618351beb1c401ca2ac215b4cea023fdecd919bcc8fa19e1"
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 17-293 (2017A) — Update Paper Specification Standard For Colorado Revised Statutes Publication

Committee on Legal Services. Currently, statute requires that any contract the state enters into to publish or print the Colorado Revised Statutes must specify that the paper used meets certain standards established by the national standards institute for permanent paper for printed library materials. However, that standard is outdated and no longer used in the industry. The bill updates the statutory reference to the current applicable alkaline minimum reserve requirements and acidity levels for uncoated paper as established by the American national standards institute and the national information standards organization. The change will not affect the current publications contract; however, it will apply to future contracts and extensions of contracts.(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. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB293_H_FIN_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_293_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_293_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_293_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_293_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_293_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_293_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (05/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_293_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-293 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-293 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0, with 1 excused. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Daniel Kagan — primary (person)
- Pete Lee — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-25T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+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/5e72f12f-6d81-4948-86b5-3588663edaec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).