republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-300.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "High-risk Health Care Coverage Program"
description: "The bill directs the commissioner of insurance to study methods of providing health care coverage to high-risk individuals and reducing health insurance premiums in the individual market, which study is to explore the feasibility of high-risk pools, reinsurance programs, or other high-risk programs and consider requirements under applicable federal law, potential financial impacts on consumers and businesses, potential funding mechanisms to ensure financial sustainability of a high-risk or reinsurance program, and necessary procedural requirements for seeking any required federal waivers or other authorization to implement and fund such programs. The commissioner is to submit a report on the study to the joint budget committee and other specified legislative committees by October 1, 2017, and present the report to specified legislative committees during SMART Act hearings prior to the 2018 legislative session."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-300"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-300 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Kennedy", "Kent Lambert"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63e18768-df6a-4739-8fdf-b7674eadb217"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-300"
source_hash: "41f5560fbead41a0831b52b30c947154e45dbadf0142f857cfd991b652f1bd2d"
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 17-300 (2017A) — High-risk Health Care Coverage Program

The bill directs the commissioner of insurance to study methods of providing health care coverage to high-risk individuals and reducing health insurance premiums in the individual market, which study is to explore the feasibility of high-risk pools, reinsurance programs, or other high-risk programs and consider requirements under applicable federal law, potential financial impacts on consumers and businesses, potential funding mechanisms to ensure financial sustainability of a high-risk or reinsurance program, and necessary procedural requirements for seeking any required federal waivers or other authorization to implement and fund such programs. The commissioner is to submit a report on the study to the joint budget committee and other specified legislative committees by October 1, 2017, and present the report to specified legislative committees during SMART Act hearings prior to the 2018 legislative session.

## 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_hhs_2017a_20170503t103546z1__hearing_summary/170503%20AttachC.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_hhs_2017a_20170503t103546z1__hearing_summary/170503%20AttachD.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_hie_2017a_20170509t125946z2__hearing_summary/170509%20AttachC.pdf)
4. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB300_H_HIE_001.pdf)
5. **Engrossed (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_300_eng.pdf)
6. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_300_enr.pdf)
7. **Introduced (04/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_300_01.pdf)
8. **PA1 (05/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_300shhs_01.pdf)
9. **PA2 (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_300hie_01.pdf)
10. **Reengrossed (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_300_ren.pdf)
11. **Rerevised (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_300_rer.pdf)
12. **Revised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_300_rev.pdf)
13. **Signed Act (06/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_300_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-300, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3. — **8–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C), as amended by the conceptual amendment. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5. — **6–5** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-300, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt a conceptual amendment to amendment L.003 (Attachment C), striking "coverage of" in line 14, and substituting "payment of services for". The motion passed on a vote of 6-5. — **6–5** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chris Kennedy — primary (person)
- Kent Lambert — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment `introduction`
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63e18768-df6a-4739-8fdf-b7674eadb217`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).