Date: 04/01/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-154

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion
Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-154, as amended, to 		PASS
PASS



10:14 AM -- Senate Bill 09-154

Representative Curry, prime sponsor, presented HB 09-154 concerning the funding of personnel for the "Livestock Health Act". The bill allows the Commissioner of Agriculture to use the continuously appropriated Veterinary Vaccine and Service Fund to hire staff. Moneys in the fund are currently specified for the purchase of supplies, laboratory expenses, and expenses incidental to the infectious or contagious disease control and eradication program. A letter from Paul Chard, Cattleman's Resources, Inc. was distributed to the committee (Attachment A).

090401AttachA.pdf

The following individuals testified:

10:19 AM -- Jim Miller, Department of Agriculture, spoke in favor of the bill and described various tests for livestock diseases, their costs, and the effects diseases can have on livestock. Mr. Miller answered questions from the committee about stakeholder groups that were consulted about the bill. The committee discussed the differences between the roles of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories at Colorado State University and the Department of Agriculture in testing livestock for diseases.

10:33 AM -- Steve Holdren, representing the Colorado Livestock Association and the Colorado Cattlemen's Association, indicated that both organizations support the bill.
BILL:SB09-154
TIME: 10:35:40 AM
MOVED:Gardner C.
MOTION:Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a 12-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Sonnenberg
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

090401AttachB.pdf

BILL:SB09-154
TIME: 10:42:25 AM
MOVED:Curry
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-154, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
The committee discussed their positions on the bill.
The motion passed on a 10-3 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Gardner C.
No
Hullinghorst
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
McNulty
No
Pace
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
No
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Curry
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



10:45 AM

The committee recessed until 1:30 PM.