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519C915F7F052EDF872582430072ACD4 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB18-1183

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY
Date Mar 1, 2018      
Location SCR 357



HB18-1183 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar


01:52:35 PM  
Senator Baumgardner, prime sponsor, discussed
the provisions of House Bill 18-1183 concerning the sunset repeal of the
Department of Agriculture's regulation of home sale of meat.  As recommended
by the Department of Regulatory Agencies 2017 sunset review, the reengrossed
bill repeals the Sale of Meat Act under which the Department of Agriculture
regulates home food service plans.  Under current law, the department
will have 12 months to wind down the regulatory program.  The bill
removes the program from statute.
01:53:41 PM  
Hollis Glen, Director, Inspection and Consumer
Services Division in the Colorado Department of Agriculture, spoke in support
of the bill and explained why the program is no longer needed.
01:55:03 PM  
Saul Larson, Colorado Department of Regulatory
Agencies, explained that he prepared the sunset report on the Department
of Agriculture's regulation of home sale of meat and offered to answer
any questions from the committee regarding that report.



01:58:14 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 18-1183 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Baumgardner
Seconded
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






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