C6E961B509817CB587258978006BF555 Hearing Summary

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BILL SUMMARY For SB23-152

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCES
Date Mar 20, 2023
Location HCR 0107

SB23-152 - Referred to House Appropriations

01:39:14 PM

Representative Holtorf,
bill co-prime sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 23-152. The bill extends
the Custom Processing of Meat Animals Act until September 2032 and implements
the recommendations of the Department of Regulatory Agenciesâ 2022 Sunset
Review. The bill repeals obsolete provisions, consolidates duplicative
language, requires any civil penalties be deposited into the General Fund,
and standardizes two conflicting sections to clarify that violations of
the act are a petty offense, in compliance with changes to sentencing provisions
made in 2021.

01:43:00 PM

Representative Young,
bill co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill.

01:43:42 PM

Bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

01:45:16 PM

Ms. Bev Zubke, representing
Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in support of the bill.

Mrs. Erin Meschke,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Zubke answered
questions from the committee.

02:02:13 PM

Representative Holtorf and Representative Young gave closing comments on the bill.

02:03:02 PM

Committee members made final comments on the bill.

02:09:02 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 23-152 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Holtorf
	Seconded	Catlin

	Dickson	Yes
	Holtorf	Yes
	Luck	Yes
	Lukens	Yes
	McLachlan	Yes
	Parenti	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Titone	Yes
	Velasco	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Winter T.	Yes
	Catlin	Yes
	McCormick	Yes
	Final	YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB23-152 - Referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly