Date: 03/26/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1283

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, INSURANCE, & ENVIRONMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment H). The motion f
Refer House Bill 15-1283, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
FAIL
PASS



05:32 PM -- HB 15-1283

Representative Lebsock presented House Bill 15-1283 and discussed amendment L.001 (Attachment G). This bill requires the Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) to develop and maintain, or contract with an organization that represents marijuana testing laboratories, for a marijuana testing reference library (reference library) to be funded from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund. The reference library will be responsible for proficiency testing and remediating problems with medical and retail marijuana laboratories. The reference library must contain a library of methodologies for marijuana testing in the areas of potency, homogeneity, contaminants, and solvents. The DPHE will complete a stakeholder process by September 1, 2015; the reference library and methodologies will be in place by December 31, 2015.

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The bill creates a medical marijuana testing facility license to be issued by the Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) in the Department of Revenue. A medical marijuana testing facility may test marijuana or marijuana-infused products for any medical marijuana licensee or medical marijuana patient registered with DPHE, but is prohibited from performing process validation for registered medical marijuana patients. The MED will promulgate rules related to acceptable testing and research practices.

The bill establishes provisions to prevent conflicts of interest between licensed medical marijuana testing facilities and other medical marijuana licensees. However, a retail marijuana testing facility licensee may also hold a license for a medical marijuana testing facility.

The bill allows a retail marijuana testing facility to perform Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol concentration-level testing for industrial hemp. The bill exempts from continued homogeneity testing individual marijuana pieces of ten milligrams or less that have gone through process validation and permits process validation for 100 milligram servings.

05:36 PM

Representative Lebsock answered questions about the bill and amendment L.001.

05:42 PM -- Michael Dohr, Office of Legislative Legal Services, answered questions about the bill and the state health agency. Representative Lebsock answered questions about the reference library established by the bill. Mr. Dohr answered questions about the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund. The committee dialogued with Representative Lebsock and Mr. Dohr about the bill.

05:54 PM -- Tyler Henson, Colorado Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill, if amended.

05:55 PM -- Kara Miller, Marijuana Industry Group, testified on the bill and said she is supportive of amendment L.001.

05:57 PM -- Ian Barringer, Rm3 Labs, testified in support of the bill. He discussed the reasons why a reference library is needed. He discussed cannabinoid analysis and the potency variance allowed for under the bill. Mr. Barringer answered questions from the committee about marijuana testing laboratories, the reference library established by the bill, the bill, and amendment L.001.

06:12 PM -- Jeannine Machon, CMT Laboratories, testified in support of the bill, if amended. She discussed testing regimes for laboratories and the implementation timeline for the bill. She discussed whether the bill would apply to both retail and medical marijuana. She answered questions about marijuana testing laboratories and process validation for edible marijuana products. The committee members dialogued with Ms. Machon and Representative Lebsock about the bill and amendment L.001.

06:34 PM

Representative Lebsock further discussed amendment L.001.

06:37 PM

Representative Klingenschmitt discussed amendment L.003 (Attachment H). Representative Lebsock commented on the amendment L.003. Representative Klingenschmitt discussed marijuana-infused products. Representative Lebsock responded to a question about amendment L.003.

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BILL:HB15-1283
TIME: 06:42:25 PM
MOVED:Klingenschmitt
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment H). The motion failed on a vote of 2-11.
SECONDED:Brown
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Esgar
No
Humphrey
No
Klingenschmitt
Yes
Landgraf
No
Lontine
No
Mitsch Bush
No
Primavera
No
Ransom
No
Ryden
No
Saine
No
Ginal
No
McCann
No
YES: 2 NO: 11 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB15-1283
TIME: 06:43:18 PM
MOVED:McCann
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Ginal
VOTE
Brown
Esgar
Humphrey
Klingenschmitt
Landgraf
Lontine
Mitsch Bush
Primavera
Ransom
Ryden
Saine
Ginal
McCann
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


06:43 PM

Representative Lebsock made concluding comments about the bill.
BILL:HB15-1283
TIME: 06:44:09 PM
MOVED:McCann
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1283, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1.
SECONDED:Saine
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Esgar
Yes
Humphrey
Yes
Klingenschmitt
No
Landgraf
Yes
Lontine
Yes
Mitsch Bush
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Ransom
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Saine
Yes
Ginal
Yes
McCann
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



06:45 PM

The committee adjourned.