413296163C2C3C058725852200671058 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB20-1180HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate Mar 5, 2020 Location HCR 0107 HB20-1180 - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/2EF8C4551953...$File/200305 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 200305 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/D9E64250197D...$File/200305 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 200305 AttachC.pdf 11:45:48 AM Representatives Kipp and Jaquez Lewis, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1180, Protect Pollinators through Pesticide Regulation, to the committee. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to adopt rules by March 1, 2021, to classify certain neonicotinoid and sulfoximine pesticides as restricted-use pesticides. 12:03:13 PM First Gentleman Marlon Reis, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Hannah Callazo, representing Environment Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Gaythia Weis, representing the Colorado League of Women Voters, testified in support of the bill. Beth Conrey, representing Bee Squared Apiaries, testified in support of the bill. Rebecca Dickson, representing the Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. 12:24:58 PM The panel responded to questions from the committee. 12:31:57 PM Thia Walker, representing Colorado State University, testified against the bill and provided a packet of handouts (Attachment B). Ryan Pessah, representing the Western Wood Preservers Institute, testified against the bill. Al Summers, representing the Colorado Beekeeping Association, testified against the bill. Kelly Sloan, representing the Colorado Agricultural Aviation Association, testified against the bill. 12:42:06 PM The panel responded to questions from the committee. 12:59:30 PM Kelly Gouge, representing Commercial Applicators, testified on the bill. Ryan Riley, representing the Colorado Pesticide Control Association, testified on the bill. Erik Frank, representing Colorado Sugarbeet Growers, testified on the bill. Scott Armbrust, representing the Colorado Pest Control Association, testified on the bill. 01:10:46 PM The panel responded to questions from the committee. 01:19:20 PM Fred Raish, representing RMAA, testified on the bill. Tim Davis, representing the Rocky Mountain Golf Course Association, testified on the bill. Rella Abernathy, representing the city of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Emily Ibach, representing the Colorado Farm Bureau, testified on the bill. 01:27:45 PM The panel responded to questions from the committee. 01:35:26 PM Stan Gelb, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Beth Utton, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Sue Anderson, representing People and Pollinators Action Network, testified in support of the bill. J. Andrea Montoya, representing the Pollinator Corridor of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Dylan Insalaco, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Written testimony submitted for House Bill 20-1180 can be found in Attachment C. 01:46:50 PM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. 01:54:19 PM The committee laid the bill over for action only at a later meeting.
