C47CAF290B0FAFAF87258C42007867BC Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1203

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCES
Date Mar 3, 2025
Location HCR 0107

HB25-1203 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment D

Attachment D - 1203 Handout.pdf

Attachment E

Attachment E.pdf

02:55:11 PM

The committee took
a brief recess.

02:56:25 PM

Assistant Minority
Leader Winter, bill co-prime sponsor, introduced House Bill 25-1203. The
bill prohibits food that is cell-cultivated, or contains cell-cultivated
meat, from being branded as a meat product and requires it to be clearly
labeled as cell-cultivated meat. The Colorado Department of Public Health
and Environment (CDPHE) must inspect an inventory of food offered for sale
at a processing plant and may issue a stop order if the department has
reasonable cause to believe that the plant is in violation of the labeling
requirements of the bill. If a violation is found, CDPHE may issue an embargo
order, requiring the plant to dispose of any cell-cultivated meat. CDPHE,
the Attorney General, or the local district attorney may petition the district
court to enforce a stop or embargo order.

03:03:31 PM

Representative McCormick,
bill co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill.

A handout was
distributed to the committee (Attachment D).

03:05:07 PM

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

03:05:53 PM

Tyler Garrett, representing
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Marsha
Holton, representing Colorado Independent CattleGrowers Association, testified
in support of the bill. Connie Hass, representing Colorado Farm Bureau,
testified in support of the bill. Ms. Erin Karney, representing Colorado
Cattlemen's Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Erin Meschke,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Laura Bledsoc,
representing Colorado Independent CattleGrowers Association, testified
in support of the bill. Harold Unwin, representing Colorado Independent
CattleGrowers Association, testified in support of the bill. Josh Langworthy,
representing Colorado Land Water and Food Alliance, testified in support
of the bill.

The panel responded
to questions from the committee.

03:05:54 PM

Additional written
testimony can be found in Attachment E.

03:39:54 PM

The bill sponsors
and committee members gave closing comments on the bill.

03:43:44 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1203 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Winter T.
	Seconded	McCormick

	Johnson	Yes
	Lindsay	Yes
	Lukens	Yes
	Martinez	Yes
	Smith	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Stewart K.	Yes
	Story	Excused
	Suckla	Yes
	Velasco	Yes
	Winter T.	Yes
	Mauro	Yes
	McCormick	Yes
	Final	YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1203 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly