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s_agr_2017a_2017-02-02t13:30:13z4 Hearing Summary

Date: 02/02/2017

Location: SCR 357

Final

BILL SUMMARY for SB17-090



SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY


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

Refer Senate Bill 17-090, as amended, to the Commi

This is a conceptual amendment. Strike the safety
Pass Without Objection

PASS

Pass Without Objection







03:27 PM -- SB 17-090



Senator Baumgardner, Prime Sponsor, described the provisions of Senate Bill 17-090 concerning the measurement of Delta-9 THC In Industrial Hemp. This bill requires the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) to determine the level of THC in industrial hemp by measuring the combined concentration of THC and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THC-A). The Colorado Constitution requires that industrial hemp contain a delta-9 tetrahydrocannibinol (THC) concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.



The following persons testified on the bill:



03:30 PM --
Jeannine Machon, Colorado Lab Council and CMT Laboratory, spoke in support of the bill.



03:34 PM --
Cale Bibb, Charlette's Web Hemp, spoke in support of the bill.



03:36 PM --
Grant Orvis, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and proposed an amendment to the bill. This proposal was included in Amendment L.001 (Attachment I).



170202 AttachI.pdf170202 AttachI.pdf



03:42 PM --
Duane Sinning, Colorado Department of Agriculture, spoke in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee about hemp testing.



03:48 PM --
Kara Miller, Marijuana Industry Group, spoke in support of the bill.



03:49 PM



The chair closed testimony on the bill and Senator Baumgardner closed his remarks.


BILL: SB17-090
TIME: 03:50:34 PM
MOVED: Sonnenberg
MOTION: This is a conceptual amendment. Strike the safety clause and substitute an effective date clause. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cooke
Coram
Donovan
Fenberg
Fields
Garcia
Jones
Marble
Scott
Baumgardner
Sonnenberg
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





03:51 PM



Duane Gall, Office of Legislative Legal Services, discussed Amendment L..001 (Attachment I).


BILL: SB17-090
TIME: 03:52:32 PM
MOVED: Baumgardner
MOTION: Adopt Amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cooke
Coram
Donovan
Fenberg
Fields
Garcia
Jones
Marble
Scott
Baumgardner
Sonnenberg
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL: SB17-090
TIME: 03:53:53 PM
MOVED: Baumgardner
MOTION: Refer Senate Bill 17-090, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cooke
Yes
Coram
Yes
Donovan
Yes
Fenberg
Yes
Fields
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Jones
Yes
Marble
Yes
Scott
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS







03:55 PM



The committee adjourned.








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