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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB19-148

Sunset Process Seed Potato Advisory Committee

Type Bill
Session 2019 Regular Session
Subjects
Agriculture Professions & Occupations

Concerning the continuation of the seed potato advisory committee, and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendations contained in the 2018 sunset report by the department of regulatory agencies.

Bill Summary:

Seed potato act - advisory committee - continuation under sunset law. The act implements the following recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies' 2018 sunset review and report on the "Colorado Seed Potato Act" and the seed potato advisory committee by:

  • Extending the committee indefinitely, subject to review under the act in 2028;
  • Replacing a member of the committee who is an employee of the department of agriculture with a member who is a potato grower who does not grow seed potatoes, with a preference for a potato grower with an operation in the western slope region of the state, but only when commercial cultivation begins in the western slope region;
  • Repealing a requirement that one member of the committee who represents the Colorado Certified Potato Growers Association be the association's sitting president; and
  • Repealing a provision that sets and staggers the initial terms of the members of the committee.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Dennis Hisey

Senator

Dennis Hisey

Senator Jerry Sonnenberg

Senator

Jerry Sonnenberg

Representative Donald Valdez

Representative

Donald Valdez

Senator Marc Catlin

Representative

Marc Catlin

Committees

Senate

Agriculture & Natural Resources

House

Rural Affairs & Agriculture

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/12/2019 Signed Act PDF
04/03/2019 Final Act PDF
03/28/2019 Rerevised PDF
03/25/2019 Revised PDF
03/13/2019 Reengrossed PDF
03/11/2019 Engrossed PDF
02/21/2019 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
06/10/2019 FN2 PDF
03/06/2019 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 19-148 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 19-148 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/28/2019 Third Reading BILL
60
AYE
3
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/13/2019 Third Reading BILL
33
AYE
1
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
04/12/2019 Governor Governor Signed
04/04/2019 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/03/2019 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/03/2019 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/28/2019 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/26/2019 House House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/25/2019 House House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/21/2019 House House Committee on Rural Affairs & Agriculture Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/14/2019 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Rural Affairs & Agriculture
03/13/2019 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/12/2019 Senate Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/11/2019 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/07/2019 Senate Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/21/2019 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/02/2019 101 Sunset Process Seed Potato Advisory Committee PDF

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