republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-243.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Continue Motorcycle Operator Safety Training Program"
description: "Sunset Process - Senate Transportation Committee. Sections 7, 8, and 9 of the bill continue the motorcycle operator safety training program for 3 years, until 2020. Sections 1 to 5 transfer the program from the office of transportation safety in the department of transportation to the office of the chief of the state patrol in the department of public safety, effective January 1, 2018. Sections 5 and 6 make conforming amendments.(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 17-243"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-243 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dominique Jackson", "Nancy Todd", "Randy Baumgardner"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-25T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6ab33a5-0941-48b4-9003-305153c1fd9b"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-243"
source_hash: "759603b90a6fbd5882417c0f58c376a1af7782b4a39e8358e198f82b698b1276"
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 17-243 (2017A) — Continue Motorcycle Operator Safety Training Program

Sunset Process - Senate Transportation Committee. Sections 7, 8, and 9 of the bill continue the motorcycle operator safety training program for 3 years, until 2020. Sections 1 to 5 transfer the program from the office of transportation safety in the department of transportation to the office of the chief of the state patrol in the department of public safety, effective January 1, 2018. Sections 5 and 6 make conforming amendments.(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_sb243_h_app_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_243_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_243_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/16/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_243_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (04/12/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_243_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_243_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_243_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (05/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_243_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-243 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. — **11–2** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-243 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with 1 excused. — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-243 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0, with 1 excused. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-243 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dominique Jackson — primary (person)
- Nancy Todd — primary (person)
- Randy Baumgardner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-25T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+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/a6ab33a5-0941-48b4-9003-305153c1fd9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).