Date: 03/04/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-117

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved a conceptual amendment to amend page 22 to d
Moved a conceptual amendment to page 37 to direct
Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-117, as amended, to 		PASS
PASS
PASS



02:56 PM -- Senate Bill 09-117

Representative Vigil, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 09-117 concerning the continuation of the regulation by the Department of Agriculture of persons selling processed meat and clarifying the statutory distinction between custom meat processors and the sellers of home food service plans, amending terms to comport with current business practices, and increasing consumer protections. The bill continues the regulation by the Department of Agriculture of the slaughter, processing, and sale of meat animals until July 1, 2018. The bill discontinues the regulation of locker plants for the storage of food and directs that fines collected for violations be deposited in the General Fund rather than the Inspection and Consumer Services Cash Fund.


02:57 PM -- Julie Zimmerman, Department of Agriculture, explained that the act was severed into two separate sections. One section is on custom processing animals and another section is on the sale of food plans. Ms. Zimmerman explained why this separation was necessary (Attachment F). She answered questions from the committee concerning the regulation of locker plants.

090304AttachF.pdf

03:01 PM

The committee discussed language in the bill that directs fines to the General Fund.

03:05 PM -- In response to discussion from the committee, David Joeris, State Attorney General's Office, clarified language in statute about assessing civil penalties under the bill and the authority of district courts.

03:09 PM -- Ms. Zimmerman responded to questions from committee about where fines would go if they did not go to the General Fund. She explained that the fines would go to the Inspection and Consumer Services Cash Fund.

03:10 PM -- Duane Gall, Office of Legislative Legal Services, confirmed language that would direct monies from penalties from going to the General Fund to the Inspection and Consumer Services Cash Fund.

03:12 PM

Representative Tipton asked a question about inspection hours allowed in the bill. Ms. Zimmerman responded that the language in the bill indicates that inspection must be upon consent of the owner.

03:14 PM

The committee discussed what maximum penalties are under the bill and how they are assessed.

03:23 PM

The committee continued to discuss violations and fines in programs throughout the department. The committee also discussed the frequency of violations under this law currently.


BILL:SB09-117
TIME: 03:25:28 PM
MOVED:Vigil
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment to amend page 22 to direct penalty fines to the Inspection and Consumer Protection Cash Fund instead of the General Fund. The motion passed on a 12-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Solano
VOTE
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Labuda
No
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Pace
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Curry
Yes
Not Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:SB09-117
TIME: 03:28:56 PM
MOVED:Vigil
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment to page 37 to direct penalty fines to the Inspection and Consumer Protection Cash Fund instead of the General Fund. The motion passed on a 12-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Hullinghorst
VOTE
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Labuda
No
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Pace
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Curry
Yes
Not Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:SB09-117
TIME: 03:30:30 PM
MOVED:Vigil
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-117, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 13-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Solano
VOTE
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Pace
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Curry
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS