republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-180.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Utilities Commission Streamlined Enforcement Of Motor Carriers"
description: "The public utilities commission (commission) in the department of regulatory agencies (department) regulates motor carriers through the issuance of permits. The bill streamlines the commission's enforcement of motor carrier permits as follows:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-180"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-180 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daneya Esgar", "John Cooke"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 14
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-01T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b5e2cce-e6d6-460d-b647-e941165b51b3"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-180"
source_hash: "628b4b1db84f5e76246f28f5ea5b7a88b477fe8977c6c722e926042317151d6d"
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 17-180 (2017A) — Public Utilities Commission Streamlined Enforcement Of Motor Carriers

The public utilities commission (commission) in the department of regulatory agencies (department) regulates motor carriers through the issuance of permits. The bill streamlines the commission's enforcement of motor carrier permits as follows:

## 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_tra_2017a_20170228t140149z1__hearing_summary/17SenateTran0228AttachD.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB180_H_APP_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_180_en2.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_180_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (02/14/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_180_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_180stra_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_180_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_180_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_180_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_180_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-180 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-180, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0, with 1 excused. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-180 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-180 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. — **10–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Daneya Esgar — primary (person)
- John Cooke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-01T06:00:00+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
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations `introduction`
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b5e2cce-e6d6-460d-b647-e941165b51b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).