Date: 03/03/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB10-034

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.005 (Attachment A). The motion
Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-034, as amended, to 		Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:41 PM -- Senate Bill 10-034

Representative Looper, sponsor, presented SB 10-034 concerning the administration of laws regulating pesticides. This bill updates the Pesticide Act to conform with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The key provision of the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to regulate pesticide refillers, people who transfer pesticides into reusable containers. Refillers are required keep records and comply with refillable container residue removal requirements established by the Commissioner of Agriculture by rule. The commissioner may exempt certain pesticides from registration requirements and set the pesticide registration date. The bill is effective July 1, 2010. Representative Looper discussed an amendment she planned to offer (Attachment A).

100303AttachA.pdf

The following individuals testified:

01:49 PM -- Angela Medbery, Colorado Pesticide Network, distributed a handout on the pesticide ingredients (Attachment B). She discussed the importance of having access to information about pesticide ingredients. She answered questions from the committee.

100303AttachB.pdf

01:56 PM -- John Scott, Pesticide Program Manager in the Department of Agriculture, spoke in favor of the bill. He discussed the need for the bill explaining that the bill is required to comply with federal requirements through FIFRA. He explained the pesticide intert ingredient information requirement.
BILL:SB10-034
TIME: 02:07:18 PM
MOVED:Looper
MOTION:
          Moved amendment L.005 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Gardner C.
VOTE
Baumgardner
Curry
Gardner C.
Hullinghorst
Looper
McKinley
Ryden
Solano
Sonnenberg
Tipton
Vigil
Pace
Fischer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:SB10-034
TIME: 02:08:29 PM
MOVED:Looper
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-034, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0.
SECONDED:Hullinghorst
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Curry
Yes
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Pace
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS