Bill Summary for Bill Number HB05-1009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1009

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes:

Action Taken:

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03:51 PM -- House Bill 05-1009

Representative Coleman, sponsor, presented the Audit Committee bill regarding penalties for retail food establishment violations. She distributed a summary document to members. A copy was not made available to staff. She answered questions about the bill's penalty amounts.

The following persons testified.

04:00 PM -- Monica Bowers, Office of the State Auditor, discussed findings by an audit of the Department of Public Health and Environment's Consumer Protection Division.

04:05 PM -- Pete Meersman, Colorado Restaurant Association, spoke in opposition to the bill and distributed a document to members. A copy was not made available to staff. He discussed the audit's findings.

04:09 PM -- Mary Lou Chapman, Rocky Mountain Food Industry Association, described the bill as a "revenue-raising" bill. She stated current statutory provisions are not always adhered to.

04:12 PM

Representative Coleman requested that the bill be pulled from the table. Representative Boyd did so for action at a later date.