s_agr_2018a_2018-04-12t13:30:23z0 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB18-235

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY
Date Apr 12, 2018
Location SCR 357

SB18-235 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

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180412 AttachA.pdf

01:31:22 PM

Senator Coram, prime-sponsor, discussed
the provisions of Senate Bill 18-235 concerning the Colorado Industrial
Hemp Research and Development Authority. This bill creates the Colorado
Industrial Hemp Research and Development Authority to develop, promote
and fund industrial hemp education, research, and development. The
authority is not a state agency but may collaborate with the Department
of Agriculture. The authority's powers are vested in a 7-member board
of directors and it is authorized to receive and expend gifts, grants,
and donations. The authority is required to apply for federal money
to disburse for industrial hemp education, research, or development projects
or programs. It must also seek center of excellence designation from
the National Institution of Food and Agriculture in the U.S. Department
of Agriculture to gain priority in the competitive grant application process.

01:33:03 PM

Samantha Walsh, Tetra Public Affairs, Colorado
Hemp Association, spoke in support of the bill and responded to questions
from the committee about the role of the Industrial Hemp Advisory Committee.

01:36:09 PM

Tom Dermody , Inustrial Hemp Research Foundation,
spoke in support of the bill and responded to question from the committee
about the role of the Industrial Hemp Advisory Committee.

01:37:02 PM

Tom Gordon, Colorado Hemp Industry Association, spoke in support of the bill.

01:40:42 PM

The chair closed testimony, and Senator
Coram distributed Amendment L.001 [Attachment A].

01:43:22 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001
	Moved	Coram
	Seconded

	Cooke
	Coram
	Donovan
	Fenberg
	Fields
	Garcia
	Jones
	Marble
	Scott
	Baumgardner
	Sonnenberg
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:44:11 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 18-235, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
	Moved	Coram
	Seconded

	Cooke	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Donovan	Yes
	Fenberg	Yes
	Fields	Yes
	Garcia	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Marble	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
		YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:44:12 PM

The committee recessed.

SB18-235 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

Colorado General Assembly