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05:08:27 PM |
The committee took a brief recess and came back to order.
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05:09:03 PM |
Co-sponsors of the bill, Minority Leader Pugliese and Rep. Gonzales, introduced House Bill 25-1051 Repeal Recycled Paper Carryout Bag Fee. The bill repeals the requirement that retail establishments charge a fee for providing recycled paper carryout bags.
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05:17:23 PM |
The committee asked the sponsors questions on the bill including topics such as the impact on business and consumers, regulation and enforcement changes.
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05:23:45 PM |
Danny Katz, representing CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group), testified in opposition to the bill. Henry Stiles, representing Environment Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
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05:28:58 PM |
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
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05:43:18 PM |
Shaina Oliver, representing Moms Clean Air Force/EcoMadres Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Selina Lujan de Albers, representing City of Fort Collins, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Amy Mitchell, representing Park County Government, testified in support of the bill.
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05:49:32 PM |
Brian Loma, representing GreenLatinos, testified in opposition to the bill. Rachel Setzke, representing Eco-Cycle, testified in opposition to the bill.
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05:54:55 PM |
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
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06:07:39 PM |
Meghan MacKillop,
representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Carrie Geitner, representing El Paso County, testified in support of
the bill. Hannah Goodman, representing The Libertarian Party of Colorado,
testified in support of the bill. James Wiley, representing Libertarian
Party of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
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06:13:19 PM |
The committee asked
the panel of witnesses questions.
Additional written
testimony is included as Attachments A.1-A.3.
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06:15:21 PM |
Sponsors gave final comments on the bill.
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06:23:12 PM |
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.
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06:30:00 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 25-1051 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Gonzalez R. |
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| Seconded |
DeGraaf |
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Barron |
Yes |
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Brown |
No |
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Camacho |
No |
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DeGraaf |
Yes |
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Gonzalez R. |
Yes |
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Jackson |
No |
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Joseph |
No |
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Paschal |
No |
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Rutinel |
No |
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Willford |
No |
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Woog |
Yes |
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Velasco |
No |
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Valdez |
No |
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YES: 4 NO: 9 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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06:30:26 PM
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Motion |
Postpone House Bill 25-1051 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. |
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| Moved |
Velasco |
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| Seconded |
Willford |
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Barron |
No |
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Brown |
Yes |
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Camacho |
Yes |
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DeGraaf |
No |
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Gonzalez R. |
No |
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Jackson |
Yes |
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Joseph |
Yes |
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Paschal |
Yes |
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Rutinel |
Yes |
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Willford |
Yes |
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Woog |
No |
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Velasco |
Yes |
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Valdez |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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