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s_agr_2016a_2016-01-28t13:31:00z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/28/2016



Final

BILL SUMMARY for SB16-015



SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 16-015 to the Committee of the W PASS





01:44 PM -- SB 16-015



Senator Baumgardner, sponsor, described the provisions of Senate Bill 16-015 concerning rules for allowed marijuana pesticides. This bill requires the Governor to designate a state agency to promulgate rules that identify pesticides that may be used in the cultivation of retail marijuana. The designated agency is required to publish a list of pesticides that meet the criteria on its website.



The following person testified on the bill:



01:44 PM --
Mitch Yergert, Division of Plant Industry, Colorado Department of Agriculture, spoke in support of the bill. He explained that Senate Bill 13-283 required the Governor to designate one or more state agencies to compile a list of pesticides that cannot be used in the cultivation or processing of marijuana. Executive Order D2013-007 designates the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) to address pesticides for marijuana and encourages the department to consult with other state agencies including the Colorado Department of Revenue and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment as it compiles the list of banned substances.



01:48 PM



Senator Baumgardner closed his remarks on the bill.



BILL: SB 16-015
TIME: 01:48:20 PM
MOVED: Baumgardner
MOTION: Refer Senate Bill 16-015 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Cooke
Yes
Donovan
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Jones
Yes
Scott
Yes
Roberts
Excused
Sonnenberg
Yes
FINAL YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS











1:49 PM



The committee adjourned.




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