PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCES
Date |
02/06/2023 |
Attendance |
Amabile |
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Holtorf |
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Lindsay |
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Luck |
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Lukens |
X |
Lynch |
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Martinez |
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Parenti |
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Story |
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Titone |
X |
Velasco |
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Catlin |
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McCormick |
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Time |
01:34:52 PM to 05:43:57 PM |
Place |
HCR 0107 |
This Meeting was called to order by |
McCormick |
This Report was prepared by |
Alexa Kelly |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hHB23-1011 |
Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole |
hHB23-1060 |
Amended, referred to House Appropriations |
hHB23-1018 |
Amended, referred to House Finance |
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HB23-1011 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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01:35:02 PM |
Representative Titone,
bill co-prime sponsor, introduced House Bill 23-1011. The bill adds
agricultural equipment to the existing consumer right-to-repair statutes.
It requires a manufacturer to provide necessary parts, software, firmware,
tools, or documentation to independent repair providers and owners at a
fair and reasonable price. The bill specifies that fair and reasonable
price for these items cannot be greater than the suggested retail price
indicated by the manufacturer or a dealer selling on behalf of the manufacturer.
The bill creates a deceptive trade practice for manufacturers that do not
comply with the requirements of the bill.
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01:43:41 PM |
Representative Weinberg,
bill co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill.
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01:46:02 PM |
Bill sponsors responded to questions.
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01:51:41 PM |
Ms. Kate Greenberg,
representing Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in support of
the bill. Mr. Danny Katz, representing Colorado Public Interest Research
Group, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Madhvi Chittoor, representing
Madhvi4EcoEthics, testified in support of the bill.
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02:00:57 PM |
The previous panel
responded to questions.
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02:11:16 PM |
Mr. Russell Ball,
representing 21st Century Equipment and Far West Equipment Dealers Association,
testified in opposition to the bill. Tim Stokes, representing Honnen
Equipment Co., testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Brad Cofield,
representing Wagner Equipment Co., testified in opposition to the bill.
Damon McGeary, representing American Implement, testified in opposition
to the bill.
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02:22:54 PM |
The previous panel responded to questions from the committee.
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02:34:49 PM |
Questions for the
previous panel continued.
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02:41:48 PM |
Mr. Corey Huwa, representing
Miete LLC., testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. John Shearer,
representing 4Rivers Equipment, testified in opposition to the bill. Luke
Sharpe, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Joani
Woelfel, representing Far West Equipment Dealers Association, testified
in opposition to the bill.
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02:52:46 PM |
Mr. Huwa, Mr. Shearer,
and Ms. Woelfel responded to questions from the committee.
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03:03:51 PM |
Questions for the
previous panel continued.
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03:08:40 PM |
Mr. Austin Vincent, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Mr. Kelly Sloan, representing Colorado Agricultural Aviation Association, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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03:14:14 PM |
Mr. Dale McCall, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Danny Wood, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kyler Brown, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:28:26 PM |
The previous panel responded to questions from the committee members.
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03:38:25 PM |
The previous panel continued to respond to questions.
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03:38:26 PM |
Submitted written
testimony can be found in Attachment A.
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03:44:07 PM |
Representative Titone
introduced amendmnet L.002 (Attachment B) and discussed the amendment.
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03:46:27 PM |
Committee members
asked questions about amendment L.002.
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03:48:38 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 |
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Moved |
Titone |
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Seconded |
McCormick |
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Amabile |
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Holtorf |
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Lindsay |
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Luck |
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Lukens |
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Lynch |
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Martinez |
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Parenti |
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Story |
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Titone |
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Velasco |
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Catlin |
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McCormick |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:48:40 PM |
Representative Weinberg and Representative Titone gave closing comments on the bill.
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03:50:17 PM |
Committee members made final comments on the bill.
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04:03:13 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1011, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Moved |
Titone |
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Seconded |
Story |
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Amabile |
Yes |
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Holtorf |
No |
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Lindsay |
Yes |
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Luck |
No |
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Lukens |
Yes |
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Lynch |
No |
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Martinez |
Yes |
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Parenti |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Velasco |
Yes |
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Catlin |
No |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB23-1060 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
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04:11:16 PM |
The committee reconvened.
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04:12:44 PM |
Representative Story,
bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 23-1060. The bill requires the Colorado
State Forest Service (CSFS) to upgrade and improve its seedling tree nursery
to expand capacity and contribute to reforestation efforts. Specifically,
the nursery must:
- upgrade fields
where bare-root trees and shrubs are grown, including installing a new
pump and pump house, overhauling the irrigation system, and improving the
roads in the fields;
- purchase a new
seed storage cooler; and
- purchase two refrigerated box trucks.
The bill repeals the nursery upgrade requirements on January 1, 2026.
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04:14:20 PM |
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
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04:18:17 PM |
Larimer County Commissioner
Jody Shadduck-McNally, representing Colorado Forest Health Council, testified
in support of the bill. Mr. Mark Morgan, representing Forest Health
Council, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Donald Valdez, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Morgan distributed
handouts to the committee (Attachment C).
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04:31:43 PM |
Mr. Rob Addington, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Matt McCombs, representing Colorado State Forest Service, testified in support of the bill.
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04:38:59 PM |
The previous panel responded to questions from the committee.
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04:40:00 PM |
The previous panel continued to respond to questions from the committee.
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04:52:36 PM |
Submitted written
testimony can be found in Attachment D.
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04:52:42 PM |
Representative Story
introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment E) and described what the amendment
does.
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04:54:11 PM |
Committee members asked questions about the amendment.
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05:07:11 PM |
Committee members continued to ask questions about the amendment.
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05:09:51 PM |
Josh Abram, Legislative
Council Staff, and Sarah Lozano, Office of Legislative Legal Services,
introduced themselves. Mr. Abram and Ms. Lozano answered questions
about the fiscal note and the changes made by amendment L.001.
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05:22:27 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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Moved |
Story |
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Seconded |
Titone |
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Amabile |
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Holtorf |
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Lindsay |
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Luck |
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Lukens |
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Lynch |
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Martinez |
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Parenti |
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Story |
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Titone |
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Velasco |
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Catlin |
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McCormick |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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05:22:28 PM |
Representative Story gave final comments on the bill.
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05:26:25 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1060, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Story |
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Seconded |
Titone |
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Amabile |
Yes |
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Holtorf |
Yes |
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Lindsay |
Yes |
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Luck |
Yes |
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Lukens |
Yes |
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Lynch |
Yes |
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Martinez |
Yes |
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Parenti |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Velasco |
Yes |
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Catlin |
Yes |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB23-1018 - Amended, referred to House Finance
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05:26:37 PM |
Minority Leader Lynch, bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 23-1018. The bill creates a state-supported internship program and an income tax credit to promote the economic development of the timber industry.
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05:28:20 PM |
Minority Leader Lynch discussed a forthcoming amendment that will amend out the first part of the bill.
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05:31:22 PM |
Minority Leader Lynch responded to questions from the committee.
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05:36:34 PM |
Travis Smith, representing Colorado Water Congress & National Wild Turkey Federation, testified in support of the bill.
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05:39:57 PM |
Minority Leader
Lynch introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment F) and explained what the
amendment does.
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05:40:31 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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Moved |
Lynch |
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Seconded |
Catlin |
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Amabile |
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Holtorf |
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Lindsay |
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Luck |
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Lukens |
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Lynch |
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Martinez |
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Parenti |
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Story |
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Titone |
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Velasco |
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Catlin |
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McCormick |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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05:40:44 PM |
Minority Leader Lynch made final comments on the bill.
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05:43:02 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1018, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. |
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Moved |
Lynch |
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Seconded |
Catlin |
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Amabile |
Yes |
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Holtorf |
Yes |
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Lindsay |
Yes |
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Luck |
No |
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Lukens |
Yes |
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Lynch |
Yes |
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Martinez |
Yes |
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Parenti |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Velasco |
Yes |
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Catlin |
Yes |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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05:43:57 PM |
The committee adjourned. |