s_agr_2017a_2017-02-02t13:30:13z4 Hearing Summary
Date: 02/02/2017
Location: SCR 357
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-090
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY
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| 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.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. | |
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Donovan
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Fenberg
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Garcia
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Jones
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Marble
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Scott
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Baumgardner
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Sonnenberg
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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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. | |
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Cooke
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Coram
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Donovan
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Fenberg
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Fields
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Garcia
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Jones
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Marble
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Scott
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Baumgardner
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Sonnenberg
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| 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. | |
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Cooke
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Yes
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Coram
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Fenberg
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Yes
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Fields
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Marble
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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03:55 PM
The committee adjourned.