Date: 04/28/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1102

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 15-1102 to the Committee on ApproPASS



12:01 PM -- HB 15-1102

Senator Donovan introduced House Bill 15-1102, concerning cottage foods. The bill, as amended in the House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee, divides the foods that may be produced under the Cottage Foods Act into two tiers. Tier 1 foods include all the foods on the list of nonpotentially hazardous foods that can be sold when produced in a home kitchen under existing law plus fruit empanadas and tortillas. Tier 2 foods are limited to pickled vegetables that have an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or lower.

The bill requires that a producer conspicuously display a sign at the point of sale with specific wording to notify customers that the food was produced in a home kitchen not subject to state licensure or inspection, that the kitchen may also process common food allergens, and that the product is not intended for resale.

12:04 PM -- Rein Van West, Western Colorado Congress, spoke in support of the bill.

12:06 PM -- Monica Wiitanen, Western Colorado Congress, spoke in support of the bill.

12:12 PM -- Marilyn Kretsinger, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

12:14 PM -- Karen Howe, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

BILL:HB15-1102
TIME: 12:15:39 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1102 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Aguilar
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Heath
Yes
Jahn
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Newell
Yes
Woods
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Balmer
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS