Bill Summary for Bill Number HB05-1272

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1272

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes:

Action Taken:

Moved Amendment L. 001. The motion was adopted wi
Moved HB05-1272, as amended to the Committee of th

Pass Without Objection
PASS

01:50 PM -- House Bill 05-1272

The committee returned from recess and Representative Buescher, sponsor, described the provisions of the bill that transfers the State Fair Authority from a type 1 agency to a type 2 agency (Attachment
A). He explained that the bill will give the Commissioner of Agriculture greater control over the operations of the State Fair Authority.

The following persons testified on the bill:

02:01 PM -- Sheldon Jones, Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture, commented on the bill and described the Colorado Department of Agriculture's oversight and administrative support for the State Fair Authority. He also explained that the bill does not change the location of the State Fair from the City of Pueblo and responded to questions from the committee.

02:18 PM -- Jim Snook, State Fair Authority, spoke in opposition to the bill and expressed concern that it will limit the ability of the State Fair Authority to improve the financial health of the State Fair. He also said that the State Fair Authority is unanimously opposed to the bill.

02:26 PM

Testimony was closed and Representative Buescher requested that the committee adopt Amendment L. 001 (Attachment B).


BILL:	HB05-1272
TIME:	02:27:14 PM
MOVED:	McFadyen
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L. 001. The motion was adopted without objection.
SECONDED:	Hodge
		VOTE
	Brophy
	Gallegos
	Harvey
	Hodge
	Hoppe
	McFadyen
	Penry
	Rose	Excused
	Solano	Excused
	McKinley
	Curry
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:29 PM

The committee recessed.

02:34 PM

The committee returned from recess.


BILL:	HB05-1272
TIME:	02:34:49 PM
MOVED:	McFadyen
MOTION:	Moved HB05-1272, as amended to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 6-4.
SECONDED:	Hodge
		VOTE
	Brophy	No
	Gallegos	No
	Harvey	No
	Hodge	Yes
	Hoppe	No
	McFadyen	Yes
	Penry	Yes
	Rose	Excused
	Solano	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Curry	Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS