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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB26-062

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES
Date Feb 19, 2026       Location SCR 352

SB26-062 - Lay Over
02:40:24 PM  
Senator Cutter and Senator Kipp, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 26-062. The bill establishes prohibitions and permitted uses for rodenticides, updates pest management requirements, and expands the conditions that constitute a deceptive trade practice. Senator Kipp presented amendment L.001 (Attachment C) and amendment L.010 (Attachment D). The chair allowed the committee to vote on the amendments prior to taking public testimony.

02:45:16 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Kipp
Seconded
Catlin No
Hinrichsen Yes
Kipp Yes
Pelton B. No
Pelton R. No
Danielson Yes
Roberts Yes
YES: 4   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:45:44 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.010
Moved Kipp
Seconded
Catlin No
Hinrichsen Yes
Kipp Yes
Pelton B. No
Pelton R. No
Danielson Yes
Roberts Yes
YES: 4   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
02:45:45 PM  
Committee members discussed the amended bill with the sponsors.
02:46:20 PM  
Mark Surls, representing Project Coyote, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jake Plevelich, representing Rentokil Terminix, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jordan Beezley, representing Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified to amend the bill. Dr. Laurel Serieys, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:09:05 PM  
Mr. Beezley, Mr. Surls, and Mr. Plevelich responded to questions from the committee.
03:26:49 PM  
Katie Swift, representing Rodenticide Task Force, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Roger Lauer, representing Colorado Pest Control Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Megan Striegel, representing National Pest Management Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Richard Christner, representing Colorado Pest Control Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Kolbin Bertilson, representing Colorado Pest Control Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Meghan MacKillop, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill.
03:45:42 PM  
Ms. Swift, Ms. MacKillop, and Mr. Bertilson responded to questions from the committee.
04:00:56 PM  
Lindsay Larris, representing WildEarth Guardians, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Rainer Gerbatsch, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Karen Gerbatsch, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Rhonda Dern, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
04:09:32 PM  
Nicole Milo, representing CommonSpirit Health, testified in opposition to the bill. Rachel Lee, representing Colorado Rural Schools Alliance and Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in opposition to the bill. Phoebe Blessing, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Stacia Foreman, representing Colorado Apartment Association, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:19:14 PM  
Ellen Kessler, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Lauren McCain, representing Animal Welfare Institute, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Adam Kreger, representing Friends of Animals, testified in support of the bill. Ann Katzburg, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
04:29:07 PM  
Mr. Erik Frank, representing Colorado Sugarbeet Growers Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Travis Grant, representing Colorado Livestock Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Christopher Finarelli, representing Household & Commercial Products Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Daniel Gates, representing Colorado Rid-A-Critter, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:52:03 PM  
Michael Moss, representing Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
04:58:26 PM  
Aubyn Royall, representing Humane World for Animals, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Michelle DeLaria, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Clint Talbott, representing Science for Colorado Wildlife, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Patricia McLaughlin, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill.
05:05:43 PM  
Mr. Richard Poche, representing Scimetrics Limited Corp., testified in opposition to the bill. Kathleen Curry, representing Ute Water Conservancy District, testified in opposition to the bill. Bear Espinoza, representing Action Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Dianna Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
05:19:43 PM  
Melinda Marquis, representing Science for Colorado Wildlife, testified in support of the bill. Elise Elswood, representing Grasslands Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Brenda Lee, representing Colorado Bear Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Valerie Hunter-Goss, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:31:16 PM  
Jeffrey Hersch, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Steffanie Garlock Jacobson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Christie Greene, representing Wild Aware, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kenneth Ramsey, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:46:23 PM  
Ms. Barbara Flores, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Julia Archer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Justin Clark, representing Pro-Animal Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Nicholas Dickman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:51:22 PM  
Mr. Roland Halpern, representing Colorado Voters for Animals, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Christine Capaldo, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Tallon Nightwalker, representing Northern Colorado Wildlife Center, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Samantha Miller, representing Center for Biological Diversity, testified to amend the bill. Additional written testimony on the bill is available as Attachment E.
06:04:21 PM  
The committee recessed.
06:05:12 PM  
The committee reconvened.
06:05:32 PM  
Senators Kipp and Cutter discussed the amended bill and requested that the committee lay the bill over for later action.
06:06:36 PM  
The committee recessed.
06:06:46 PM  
The committee reconvened. The chair laid the bill over.