Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Date: | 01/08/2009 | ATTENDANCE | |
Time: | 02:03 PM to 04:38 PM | Brophy | X |
Gibbs | E | ||
Place: | SCR 356 | Harvey | X |
Hodge | X | ||
This Meeting was called to order by | Isgar | X | |
Senator Isgar | Kester | E | |
Schwartz | * | ||
This Report was prepared by | (None) | ; | |
David Beaujon | (None) | ; | |
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call |
Bills Addressed: | Action Taken: | ||
Overview of Sunset Review Process Sunset of the Colorado Seed Act Sunset of the Measurement Standards Act Farm Products and Commodity Handlers Act Sunset of Colorado Egg Law Sunset of Slaughterers' Act Sunset of Public Livestock Markets Slaughterer - Processing - Sale of Meat Animals Sunset of Pet Animal Care Facilties Act | Briefing only Requested that a bill be drafted to extend the prorgram Requested that a bill be drafted to extend the prorgram Requested that a bill be drafted to extend the prorgram Requested that a bill be drafted to extend the prorgram Requested a bill to sunset the program Requested that a bill be drafted to extend the prorgram Requested that a bill be drafted to extend the prorgram Requested that a bill be drafted to extend the prorgram |
BILL: | Sunset Review of the Colorado Seed Act | |
TIME: | 02:11:22 PM | |
MOVED: | Hodge | |
MOTION: | Moved to draft a bill to continue the Colorado Seed Act until July 1, 2020 (Attachment B). [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair] | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Yes | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Yes | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
BILL: | Farm Products and Commodity Handlers Act | |
TIME: | 02:48:29 PM | |
MOVED: | Hodge | |
MOTION: | Moved to request a draft a bill to continue the regulation of farm product and commodity warehouses by the Department of Agriculture until July 1, 2020 and seven other DORA recommendations (Attachment H). [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair] | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Yes | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Yes | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
BILL: | Farm Products and Commodity Handlers Act | |
TIME: | 02:49:23 PM | |
MOVED: | Brophy | |
MOTION: | Moved to amend the Draft Bill, Page 5, lines 7 and 8, and Page 6, lines 9 and 10, unstrike, i.e., keep in statute, "upon consent of the licensee or upon obtaining an administrative search warrant,". The motion passed on a vote of 5 to 0. [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair] | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Yes | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Yes | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
BILL: | Sunset of Colorado Egg Law | |
TIME: | 03:05:40 PM | |
MOVED: | Hodge | |
MOTION: | Moved that a bill be drafted to continue the Colorado Egg Law until July 1, 2020 and include the 10 other DORA recommendations (Attachment J). The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair] | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Yes | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Yes | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
BILL: | Sunset of Slaughterers' Act | |
TIME: | 03:24:19 PM | |
MOVED: | Hodge | |
MOTION: | Moved to request that a bill be drafted to implement DORA's recommendation to allow the licensing of slaughterers of livestock through the Department of Agriculture to expire as scheduled on July 1, 2009 and to repeal the pertinent statutes; and that the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners and the Office of Brand Commissioner undergo a sunset review and potential termination on July 1, 2012 (Attachment L). The motion passed on a vote of 5 to 0. [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair] | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Yes | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Yes | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
BILL: | Sunset of Slaughterers' Act | |
TIME: | 03:25:09 PM | |
MOVED: | Brophy | |
MOTION: | Moved to strike sections 3 through 5 of the draft bill that would require the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners and the Office of Brand Commissioner to undergo a sunset review and potential termination on July 1, 2012; and to add provisions to Title 35 to allow the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners to check cattle brands, either pre- or post-slaughter, to determine ownership of the animals. The authority for these inspections would otherwise expire with Article 11 of Title 12. The motion passed on a vote of 5 to 0. [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair] | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Yes | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Yes | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
BILL: | Sunset of Public Livestock Markets | |
TIME: | 03:31:32 PM | |
MOVED: | Hodge | |
MOTION: | Moved to request that a bill be drafted to implement DORA's recommendation to continue the regulation of public livestock markets until July 1, 2014 and to allow the expiration date for the public livestock market license be set administratively; and that the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners and the Office of Brand Commissioner undergo a sunset review and potential termination on July 1, 2012 (Attachment O). The motion passed on a vote of 5 to 0. [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair] | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Yes | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Yes | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
BILL: | Sunset of Public Livestock Markets | |
TIME: | 03:32:06 PM | |
MOVED: | Brophy | |
MOTION: | Moved to strike sections 4 and 5 of the draft bill that would require the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners and the Office of Brand Commissioner undergo a sunset review and potential termination on July 1, 2012. The motion passed on a vote of 5 to 0. [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair] | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Yes | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Yes | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
BILL: | Slaughterer, Processing, and Sale of Meat | |
TIME: | 03:56:18 PM | |
MOVED: | Hodge | |
MOTION: | Moved to request that a bill be drafted to implement DORA's recommendation that the authority of the Department of Agriculture to regulate the slaughter, processing, and sale of meat animals be continued until July 1, 2018, under the provisions of the sunset law, and 13 other recommendations (Attachment Q). The motion passed on a vote of 4 to 0. [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair] | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Excused | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Yes | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
BILL: | Sunset of PACFA | |
TIME: | 04:36:14 PM | |
MOVED: | Hodge | |
MOTION: | Moved to request that a bill be drafted to implement DORA's recommendation that the authority of the Department of Agriculture to regulate pet animal care facilities be continued until July 1, 2014, under the provisions of the sunset law, and nine other recommendations (Attachment S). The motion passed on a vote of 4 to 0. | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Yes | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Yes | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
BILL: | Sunset of PACFA | |
TIME: | 04:36:59 PM | |
MOVED: | Brophy | |
MOTION: | Moved Amendment L. 002 (Attachment V). The motion passed 4-0. [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair] | |
SECONDED: | ||
VOTE | ||
Brophy | Yes | |
Gibbs | Excused | |
Harvey | Yes | |
Hodge | Yes | |
Isgar | Yes | |
Kester | Excused | |
Schwartz | Excused | |
(None) | ||
(None) | ||
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |