republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1204.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juvenile Delinquency Record Expungement"
description: "Under current law, there is limited access to juvenile delinquency records. The bill restricts that access by making certain records public only after a court orders that a child be charged as an adult, consistent with recent changes to the direct file statute, and by eliminating the requirement that the prosecuting attorney notify the school principal of minor offenses. The bill also ensures that the juvenile and his or her attorney can access the juvenile's records, and that juvenile record information is available to agencies that require the information for research purposes, with protections against the disclosure of identifying information."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1204"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1204 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cooke", "Pete Lee"]
version_count: 26
action_count: 15
vote_count: 21
first_action: "2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9516b14d-9114-47e5-897a-c22368c87701"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1204"
source_hash: "92a365909414cdbaaa1c078e3c60210595da05d97663b9a0a00a0a04e4bdd00a"
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 HB 17-1204 (2017A) — Juvenile Delinquency Record Expungement

Under current law, there is limited access to juvenile delinquency records. The bill restricts that access by making certain records public only after a court orders that a child be charged as an adult, consistent with recent changes to the direct file statute, and by eliminating the requirement that the prosecuting attorney notify the school principal of minor offenses. The bill also ensures that the juvenile and his or her attorney can access the juvenile's records, and that juvenile record information is available to agencies that require the information for research purposes, with protections against the disclosure of identifying information.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachE.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachF.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachG.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachH.pdf)
5. **Amendment L.007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachI.pdf)
6. **Amendment L.008** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachJ.pdf)
7. **Amendment L.009** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachK.pdf)
8. **Amendment L.010** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachL.pdf)
9. **Amendment L.011** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachM.pdf)
10. **Amendment L.016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachN.pdf)
11. **Amendment L.019** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachO.pdf)
12. **Amendment L.022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170328t114819z2__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0328AttachQ.pdf)
13. **Amendment L.025** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/CLICS/CLICS2017A/commsumm.nsf/0/ed3c27d3217fbc1d872580f100740efe/%24FILE/17HouseJud0328AttachP.pdf)
14. **Amendment L.030** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170503t134107z0__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0503AttachA.pdf)
15. **Amendment L.032** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170503t134107z0__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0503AttachB.pdf)
16. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1204_s_app_003.pdf)
17. **Engrossed (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1204_eng.pdf)
18. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1204_enr.pdf)
19. **Introduced (02/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1204_01.pdf)
20. **PA1 (03/30/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1204jud_01.pdf)
21. **PA2 (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1204app.pdf)
22. **PA3 (05/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1204sjud_01.pdf)
23. **Reengrossed (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1204_ren.pdf)
24. **Rerevised (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1204_rer.pdf)
25. **Revised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1204_rev.pdf)
26. **Signed Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1204_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment J.002 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1204, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Amend proposed amendment L.030, page 3, lines 22-23, strike "If the records are eligible for expungement pursuant to subsection (5) of this section," and page 4, line 5, strike "17" and substitute "24". The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1204 to the Committee of the Whole and consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.019 (Attachment O). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.030 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1204, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment M). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment I). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1204, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.029 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.032 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.016 (Attachment N). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment K). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.022 (Attachment Q). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment L). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- John Cooke — primary (person)
- Pete Lee — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - 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/9516b14d-9114-47e5-897a-c22368c87701`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).