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s_agr_2017a_2017-01-26t13:33:01z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/26/2017

Location: SCR 357

Final

BILL SUMMARY for SB17-030



SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without o

Refer Senate Bill 17-030, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection

PASS







01:33 PM -- SB 17-030



Senator Baumgardner, Prime Sponsor, discussed the provisions of Senate Bill 17-030 concerning an exemption for injectable steroids for cattle and distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Under the Colorado Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 2013, anabolic steroids which have been approved by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services may be administered through implants to cattle or other nonhuman species. This bill allows the administration of anabolic steroids to cattle or other nonhuman species through injections.



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The following persons testified on the bill.



01:36 PM --
Allison Flinn, Merk Animal Health, spoke in support of the bill and discussed the use of steroids for cattle. She also responded to questions from the committee about the bill and Amendment L.001.



01:42 PM --
Leo Boyle, Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, spoke in support of the bill and Amendment L.001.



01:44 PM --
Sussy Valdez, representing herself, proposed an amendment to require labeling for animals treated by steroids.


BILL: SB17-030
TIME: 01:47:31 PM
MOVED: Baumgardner
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cooke
Coram
Donovan
Fenberg
Excused
Fields
Garcia
Jones
Marble
Scott
Excused
Baumgardner
Sonnenberg
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL: SB17-030
TIME: 01:48:08 PM
MOVED: Baumgardner
MOTION: Refer Senate Bill 17-030, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cooke
Yes
Coram
Yes
Donovan
Yes
Fenberg
Excused
Fields
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Jones
Yes
Marble
Yes
Scott
Excused
Baumgardner
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS














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