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h_fin_2017a_2017-01-30t13:32:51z2 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/30/2017

Location: LSB A

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1079



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion p

Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion p

Refer House Bill 17-1079, as amended, to the Commi

This is a conceptual amendment. Amend printed bill
Pass Without Objection

Pass Without Objection

PASS

Pass Without Objection







02:27 PM -- HB17-1079



Representative Kennedy, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1079, which continues the Wholesale Food Manufacturing and Storage Protection Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The program is set to expire on July 1, 2017. The bill restructures the program fees and creates a $100 annual application fee to be paid by all wholesale food manufacturing and storage businesses. Representative Kennedy distributed and explained amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments B and C, respectively). Representative Kennedy also distributed a table illustrating the fee change if amendment L.003 is adopted (Attachment D). Ms. Clare Pramuk, Legislative Council Staff, addressed questions from the committee about the estimated fiscal impact of the bill.



17HouseFin0130AttachB.pdf17HouseFin0130AttachB.pdf 17HouseFin0130AttachC.pdf17HouseFin0130AttachC.pdf



17HouseFin0130AttachD.pdf17HouseFin0130AttachD.pdf



02:32 PM --
Mr. Sean Scott, representing CDPHE, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Scott responded to questions from the committee.



02:38 PM --
Ms. Kara Miller, representing the Colorado Distillers Guild, testified about the bill. Ms. Miller and Representative Kennedy responded to questions from the committee.



02:41 PM --
Mr. Tom Butts, representing the Tri County Health Department, the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials, and the Colorado Directors of Environmental Health, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Butts and Representative Kennedy addressed questions from the committee.



02:45 PM --
Mr. Jeff Lawrence, representing CDPHE, came to the table to address questions from the committee. Mr. Scott and Mr. Lawrence responded to additional questions from the committee.

BILL: HB17-1079
TIME: 02:54:56 PM
MOVED: Kennedy
MOTION: This is a conceptual amendment. Amend printed bill, page 4, line 25 strike "MANUFACTURING" and substitute "MANUFACTURER". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Foote
VOTE
Beckman
Benavidez
Catlin
Covarrubias
Gray
Herod
Kennedy
Lawrence
Michaelson Jenet
Thurlow
Van Winkle
Foote
Pabon
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection




BILL: HB17-1079
TIME: 02:51:09 PM
MOVED: Kennedy
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Pabon
VOTE
Beckman
Benavidez
Catlin
Covarrubias
Gray
Herod
Kennedy
Lawrence
Michaelson Jenet
Thurlow
Van Winkle
Foote
Pabon
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection




BILL: HB17-1079
TIME: 02:56:02 PM
MOVED: Kennedy
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Foote
VOTE
Beckman
Benavidez
Catlin
Covarrubias
Gray
Herod
Kennedy
Lawrence
Michaelson Jenet
Thurlow
Van Winkle
Foote
Pabon
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





02:57 PM



Representative Kennedy and members of the committee made closing remarks on the bill. Mr. Michael Nicoletti, representing CDPHE, came to the table to answer a question from the committee.

BILL: HB17-1079
TIME: 03:07:44 PM
MOVED: Kennedy
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1079, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1.
SECONDED: Pabon
VOTE
Beckman
Yes
Benavidez
Yes
Catlin
Yes
Covarrubias
Yes
Gray
Yes
Herod
Yes
Kennedy
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Michaelson Jenet
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Van Winkle
No
Foote
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS







03:09 PM



The committee adjourned.








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