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A3980724CFEA76A28725881500760922 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-149

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 30, 2022      
Location SCR 357



SB22-149 - Postponed Indefinitely

03:40:43 PM  
Senator Priola and
Senator Hansen, co-prime bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-149, which
makes changes to the regulation of marijuana, including increasing the
number of compliance checks, and requiring certain reporting, rulemaking,
and online capabilities.



Sponsors discussed a memorandum that can be found in Attachment D.



Committee members asked questions of the sponsors.
04:22:40 PM  
Mr. Christopher Votoupal, representing LivWell, testified in opposition to the bill.

Liz Zukowski, representing Native Roots, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mariah Shaw, representing Terrapin, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Kevin Gallagher, representing self, testified in opposition to the bill.

Committee members asked questions of the panel.

04:38:33 PM  
Bia Campbell, representing VS Strategies, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Samantha Walsh, representing Black Brown and Red Badged, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Wanda James, representing self, testified in opposition to the bill.

Committee members asked questions of the panel.

05:10:25 PM  
Kyle Lambert, representing
the Colorado Department of Revenue - Marijuana Enforcement Division, was
available to answer committee questions.



Dominique Mendiola, representing the Colorado Department of Revenue - Marijuana
Enforcement Division, was available to answer committee questions.



Committee members asked questions of the panel.
06:05:57 PM  
Autumn Brooks, representing
self, testified in opposition to the bill.



Truman Bradley, representing the Marijuana Industry Group, testified in
opposition to the bill.



Committee members asked questions of the panel.
06:16:16 PM  
Summer Laws, representing
Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Dawn Reinfeld, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the
bill.



Henny Lasley, representing One Chance to Grow Up, testified in support
of the bill.



Jason Robinson, representing self, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members asked questions of the panel.
06:41:10 PM  
Mr. Chris Chiari, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Mrs. Connie Boyd, representing Blue Rising Together, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Chris Boyd, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Mrs. Lisa Hall, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked questions of the panel.

07:07:10 PM  
Dr. Jesse Hinckley,
representing the Colorado Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Society, testified
in support of the bill.



Dr. Libby Stuyt, representing self, testified in support of the bill.



Mrs.  Lindsay Taylor, representing self, testified in support of the
bill.
07:17:13 PM  
Mrs.  Michelle
Priola, representing self, testified in support of the bill.



Ellen Stern, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in support
of the bill.



Mrs. Patricia Canonico, representing self, testified in support of the
bill.



Elaina Shively, representing the District Attorney's Office of the 20th
Judicial District of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
07:28:17 PM  
Jaclyn Terwey, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Stuart Jenkins, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Daniel Rumely, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Kara Miller, representing the Marijuana Industry Group, testified in opposition to the bill.

07:41:23 PM  
Committee members
asked additional questions of Mr. Lambert and Ms. Mendiola.



Additional written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment
E).
07:47:16 PM  
Senator Hansen and
Senator Priola introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment F).


07:48:14 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Amendment F).
Moved Buckner
Seconded
Fields Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer No
Scott No
Simpson Yes
Buckner No
Ginal No
YES: 3   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
07:49:01 PM  
Senator Hansen and
Senator Priola introduced and explained L.003 (Amendment G).


07:49:25 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Amendment G).
Moved Buckner
Seconded
Fields
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Scott
Simpson
Buckner
Ginal
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:49:51 PM  
Senator Hansen and
Senator Priola introduced and explained L.004 (Amendment H).


07:50:11 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Amendment H).
Moved Buckner
Seconded
Fields
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Scott
Simpson
Buckner
Ginal
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:50:13 PM  
Senator Priola and Senator Hansen provided closing remarks.
07:55:27 PM  
Committee members provided closing remarks.


08:10:55 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-149, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Buckner
Seconded
Fields Yes
Jaquez Lewis No
Kirkmeyer No
Scott No
Simpson No
Buckner No
Ginal No
YES: 1   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


08:11:28 PM
Motion Postpone Senate Bill 22-149 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Buckner
Seconded
Fields No
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Scott Yes
Simpson Yes
Buckner Yes
Ginal Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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