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BILL SUMMARY For HB18-1183

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY
Date Mar 1, 2018       Location SCR 357

HB18-1183 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar


01:52:35 PM  
Senator Baumgardner, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of House Bill 18-1183 concerning the sunset repeal of the Department of Agriculture's regulation of home sale of meat.  As recommended by the Department of Regulatory Agencies 2017 sunset review, the reengrossed bill repeals the Sale of Meat Act under which the Department of Agriculture regulates home food service plans.  Under current law, the department will have 12 months to wind down the regulatory program.  The bill removes the program from statute.
01:53:41 PM  
Hollis Glen, Director, Inspection and Consumer Services Division in the Colorado Department of Agriculture, spoke in support of the bill and explained why the program is no longer needed.
01:55:03 PM  
Saul Larson, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, explained that he prepared the sunset report on the Department of Agriculture's regulation of home sale of meat and offered to answer any questions from the committee regarding that report.

01:58:14 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 18-1183 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Baumgardner
Seconded
Cooke Yes
Coram Yes
Donovan Yes
Fenberg Yes
Fields Yes
Garcia Yes
Jones Yes
Marble Yes
Scott Yes
Baumgardner Yes
Sonnenberg Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS