Final
BILL SUMMARY for
SB05-055
HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES
Votes:
Action Taken:
Moved SB05-055 to the Committee of the Whole, with
PASS
02:33 PM -- Senate Bill 05-055
Representative Hodge, sponsor, described the provisions of SB05-055 concerning limited distribution of raw milk.
The following persons testified on the bill:
02:34 PM --
David Lynch, Guide Stone Farm, spoke in support of the bill and described his farm's cow-share program.
02:41 PM --
Jim Dean, Guide Stone Farms, spoke in support of the bill and described regulation of raw milk by counties and the Colorado Board of Health.
02:50 PM --
Karen Kudebeh, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill and described her participation in a cow-share program.
02:54 PM --
Emily Matuszewicz, Guide Stone Farm, spoke in support of the bill and described the health benefits of raw milk.
02:59 PM --
Rebecca Ritchey, Guide Stone Farm, spoke in support of the bill and described the health benefits she has experienced from consuming raw milk.
03:07 PM --
Laurannce Johnston, Guide Stone Farm, spoke in support of the bill and described the health benefits of raw milk.
03:11 PM --
Nancy Trask, Guide Stone Farm, spoke in support of the bill and described the health benefits of raw milk.
03:16 PM --
John Stencel, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, spoke in support of the bill and described the growing demand for raw milk.
03:18 PM --
John Pickle, Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials, spoke in opposition to the bill and identified pathogens associated with raw milk that may cause disease in humans.
03:30 PM --
Cindy French, Colorado Dairy Farmers, spoke in support of the bill and described Senate amendments to the bill that addressed her organization's concern about the introduced bill. She also identified health regulations that apply to commercial milk production.
03:37 PM --
Jerry Hergenreder, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and described his efforts to satisfy the growing demand for raw milk.
03:41 PM --
Amanda Harper, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill and described her family's consumption of raw milk.
03:45 PM --
Annelis Johnson, Johnson Acres, spoke in support of the bill and described the health benefits from raw milk. She also described her farm's disease monitoring program.
03:47 PM --
Sarah Byrne, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill and described the health benefits of raw milk.
03:49 PM
Testimony was closed.
BILL:
SB05-055
TIME:
03:50:45 PM
MOVED:
Solano
MOTION:
Moved SB05-055 to the Committee of the Whole, without amendment. The passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:
McKinley
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Harvey
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Hoppe
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Penry
Yes
Rose
Yes
Solano
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Curry
Yes
Final
YES:
11
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS
03:52 PM
The committee recessed.