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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1016

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & WATER
Date Feb 14, 2022       Location HCR 0107

HB22-1016 - Referred to House Appropriations
01:32:59 PM  
Representative Carver, bill sponsor, presented HB22-1016.  This bill creates the voluntary contribution designation (income tax checkoff) benefitting the Feeding Colorado Fund. Money in the fund is used to support Feeding Colorado, an association of the five Feeding America food banks serving all of Colorado. By the third income tax year and each subsequent year thereafter the checkoff is available, the fund must achieve a $50,000 minimum annual total contribution to remain on the form. The fund is repealed after five consecutive years on the form.
01:34:31 PM  
Representative McLachlan, bill sponsor, made opening comments on the bill.
01:36:03 PM  
Effie Rorke, representing Feeding Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Erin Pulling, representing Food Bank of the Rockies, testified in support of the bill. Kim Da Silva, representing Community Food Share, testified in support of the bill. The panel responded to questions from the committee.
01:53:51 PM  
Lynne Telford, representing Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Bob O'Connor, representing Weld Food Bank, testified in support of the bill. Amy Pezzani, representing Food Bank for Larimer County, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
02:03:18 PM  
Ms. Pulling came back to the table to answer a question from the committee.
02:06:47 PM  
Ms. Telford and Mr. O'Connor responded to a question from the committee.
02:09:55 PM  
Representative McLachlan and Representative Carver gave final comments on the bill.
02:13:16 PM  
Committee members made comments on the bill.

02:16:39 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 22-1016 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved McLachlan
Seconded Catlin
Holtorf Yes
Lindsay Yes
Lontine Excused
McLachlan Yes
Pelton Yes
Roberts Yes
Titone Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Will Yes
Catlin Yes
McCormick Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS