Date: 03/31/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1320

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment B ). The motion
Moved to refer House Bill 09-1320, as amended, to
Pass Without Objection
PASS



12:00 PM -- House Bill 09-1320

Representative Marostica, prime sponsor, presented HB 09-1320 concerning an increase in fees paid for certain dairy licenses. He distributed a factsheet (Attachment A). The bill, recommended by the Joint Budget Committee, increases license fees for people who sample or test dairy products from $3 to $50 per year. It also increases the annual permit fee to operate a dairy plant from $10 up to $1,600, based on the daily amount of production. Representative Marostica described Amendment L.001 (Attachment B). Representative Marostica answered questions from the committee.

090331AttachA.pdf 090331AttachB.pdf

The following individuals testified:

12:08 PM --
Jeff Lawrence, Division Director for Consumer Protection in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in favor of the bill. He described how fees are allocated to the Dairy Fund. Mr. Lawrence also discussed how consumer protection activities are funded and answered questions from the committee.

12:12 PM --
Brock Herzberg, representing Dairy Farmers of America, testified in support of the bill. He discussed other stakeholder groups involved in negotiations surrounding the bill. The committee discussed the expenditures in the fiscal note and which fund the increased expenditures would go to.

12:18 PM

Kate Meyer, Office of Legislative Legal Services, explained Amendment L.001.
BILL:HB09-1320
TIME: 12:23:52 PM
MOVED:Labuda
MOTION:Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment B ). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Fischer
VOTE
Gardner C.
Excused
Hullinghorst
Excused
Labuda
Looper
McKinley
McNulty
Pace
Solano
Sonnenberg
Tipton
Vigil
Fischer
Curry
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB09-1320
TIME: 12:24:22 PM
MOVED:Labuda
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 09-1320, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on an 8-2 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Vigil
VOTE
Gardner C.
Excused
Hullinghorst
Excused
Labuda
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
No
McNulty
Excused
Pace
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
No
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Curry
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS