Bill Summary for Bill Number SB09-127

Date: 03/04/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-127

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-127 to the Committee	PASS

03:33 PM -- Senate Bill 09-127

Representative Fischer, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 09-127 concerning the continuation of the regulation of egg quality. The bill continues the Colorado Egg Law until July 1, 2020. Representative Fischer described the changes to the regulation of eggs by the Department of Agriculture.

03:34 PM -- Julie Zimmerman, Department of Agriculture, explained that this bill implements the recommendations made by DORA (Attachment G). She responded to questions from the committee.

03:35 PM

Representative Fischer explained an issue that came up in the Senate regarding small egg sellers. To address this issue, the bill now allows small-scale egg sellers to apply for a license to sell eggs.

03:39 PM -- Jerry Wilkins, Colorado Egg Producers Association, spoke in favor of the bill. In response to a question from the committee he stated that Eggland's Best is the primary brand of local eggs sold in the state and distributed Attachment H. The committee discussed the association's commitment to taking care of chickens and asked questions about recyclable materials in egg packaging.

03:46 PM -- Mary Lou Chapman, Rocky Mountain Food Industry Association, spoke in favor of the bill. She discussed a provision in the bill that changed the licensing criteria to license sellers by number of eggs sold.

03:48 PM -- Ms. Zimmerman answered question from committee about which fund penalties are directed to. She stated that fines under this bill go to the Inspection and Consumer Services Cash Fund.


BILL:	SB09-127
TIME:	03:49:46 PM
MOVED:	Fischer
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-127 to the Committee of the Whole. The committee discussed the need for consistency in inspector access among the sunset bills. The motion passed on a 13-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Solano
		VOTE
	Gardner C.	Yes
	Hullinghorst	Yes
	Labuda	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	McNulty	Yes
	Pace	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Tipton	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	Curry	Yes

Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:53 PM

The committee adjourned.