068A2B0F5050C6C4872589A400591C9D Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-275HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCESDate May 3, 2023 Location HCR 0107 SB23-275 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/634FB098D8AD...$File/Attachment A - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A - Combined.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/85CF0259C595...$File/Attachment B - SB23-275 Handout 1.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B - SB23-275 Handout 1.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/D116D5CB5548...$File/Attachment C - SB23-275 Handout 2 .pdf?OpenElement Attachment C - SB23-275 Handout 2 .pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/0D5B0679BA18...$File/Attachment D - SB275_L.008.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D - SB275_L.008.pdf 10:13:21 AM Minority Leader Lynch, bill co-prime sponsor, introduced and gave opening comments on Senate Bill 23-275. The bill creates programs in the Colorado Department of Agriculture to support the management of wild horses in Colorado, including the Wild Horse Management Project, the Wild Horse Working Group, the Wild Horse Stewardship Program, and the Wild Horse Fertility Control Program. 10:16:02 AM The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee. 10:19:59 AM Mr. Jordan Beezley, representing Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified to amend the bill. Tessa Archibald, representing Homes for Horses, testified in support of the bill. Scott Wilson, representing American Wild Horse Campaign, testified in support of the bill. Tracy Wilson, representing American Wild Horse Campaign, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 10:36:24 AM Ginger Fedak, representing Defense of Animals, testified in support of the bill. Doug Vilsack, representing Bureau of Land Management, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Mr. Jett Coffeen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Director Vilsack responded to questions from the committee. 10:50:24 AM Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified to amend the bill. Callie Hendrickson, representing White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts, testified to amend the bill. Jennifer Best, representing Friends of Animals, testified in opposition to the bill. Andrea Lonseth, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Richard Karcich, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 11:34:34 AM Craig Downer, representing Andean Tapir Fund and the Wild Horse and Burro Fund, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Pamela True, representing Stop Wild Horse Roundups Coalition, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. William Simpson II, representing Wild Horse Fire Brigade, testified in opposition to the bill. 11:46:51 AM Gina Kutturus, representing For the Love of Aria, testified in support of the bill. Kerry Ferguson, representing The Cloud Foundation, testified in support of the bill. 11:46:52 AM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment A. Handouts were distributed to the comitttee (Attachments B and C). 11:53:56 AM Minority Leader Lynch introduced and made comments on amendment L.008 (Attachment D). 12:01:17 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.008 Moved Catlin Seconded Titone Holtorf Lindsay Lukens Martinez McLachlan Parenti Soper Story Titone Velasco Winter T. Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 12:01:17 PM Majority Leader Duran, bill co-prime sponsor, gave closing comments on the bill. 12:02:05 PM Minority Leader Lynch gave closing comments on the bill. 12:06:14 PM Committee members made closing comments on the bill. 12:15:44 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-275, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Catlin Seconded Holtorf Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Lukens Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Parenti Yes Soper Yes Story Yes Titone Yes Velasco Yes Winter T. Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
