Date: 04/15/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB15-226

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without o
Refer Senate Bill 15-226, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



11:48 AM -- SB15-226

Senator Sonnenberg, sponsor, described the provisions of Senate Bill 15-226 concerning hunter education. Under current law, people born after January 1, 1949, must have a hunter education certificate in order to be licensed to hunt. To be issued a certificate, a person must complete a 10-hour hunter education course. This bill allows the Parks and Wildlife Commission in the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to establish in rule alternative requirements for obtaining a certificate of hunter education. The commission is required to promulgate a rule allowing honorably discharged veterans and active-duty military personnel to obtain a hunter education certificate by passing a test-out option developed by the commission in lieu of the 10-hour hunter education course. The bill also allows the Division of Parks and Wildlife to issue an apprentice certificate of hunter education to a person who: is at least 10 years of age; is being taught by a mentor who is 18 years of age or older and holds a valid education certificate or was born before January 1, 1949; and complies with requirements established by the commission in rule. A person with an apprentice certificate of hunter education must be with his or her mentor when hunting.

The following persons testified on the bill:

11:50 AM -- Bob Broscheid, Director, Division of Parks and Wildlife, spoke in support of the bill. He also distributed a letter of support for the bill from the Colorado Outfitters Association, Colorado Wildlife Federation, and several other organizations (Attachment B).

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11:59 AM -- Steve Schreiner, Firearms Coalition of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill and distributed a flyer that discusses the economic impact of hunting (Attachment C).

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12:02 PM -- Jim Bulger, Hunter Outreach Coordinator, Division of Parks and Wildlife, spoke in support of the bill.

12:02 PM

The chair closed testimony and Senator Sonnenberg closed his remarks on the bill. Senator Sonnenberg also distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment D).

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BILL:SB15-226
TIME: 12:03:51 PM
MOVED:Scott
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
Cooke
Donovan
Garcia
Hodge
Jones
Scott
Roberts
Sonnenberg
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

12:03 PM

The committee recessed.

12:05 PM

The committee returned from recess.
BILL:SB15-226
TIME: 12:04:08 PM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 15-226, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Cooke
Yes
Donovan
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Jones
No
Scott
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS