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BILL SUMMARY For SB22-178

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Apr 13, 2022       Location Old Supreme Court

SB22-178 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations


05:36:26 PM  
Sen. Gonzales introduced Senate Bill 22-178.  This bill allows a medical marijuana cultivation facility licensee to transfer medical marijuana to a retail marijuana cultivation licensee and change the product designation from medical to retail marijuana, as long as the facilities share at least one controlling beneficial owner.  The sponsor answered several committee questions.
05:37:18 PM  
Mr. Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. He distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment G).
05:45:02 PM  
Ms. Kara Miller, representing the Marijuana Industry Group, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Cherish St Denis, representing The Epic Remedy, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Tom Scudder, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

05:55:25 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment H)
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Hisey
Lee
Priola
Winter
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

05:55:42 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment I)
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Hisey
Lee
Priola
Winter
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

05:56:00 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment J)
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Hisey
Lee
Priola
Winter
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

05:57:29 PM
Motion This is a conceptual amendment to L.004. Add language "NOTIFY AND" on Line 2 and Line 5.
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Hisey
Lee
Priola
Winter
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

05:57:44 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment K)
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Hisey
Lee
Priola
Winter
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

05:58:20 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-178, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Gonzales
Seconded
Hisey Yes
Lee Yes
Priola Yes
Winter Yes
Gonzales Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS