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BILL SUMMARY For SB20-101

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES
Date Feb 6, 2020       Location SCR 357

SB20-101 - Lay Over


02:47:25 PM  
Senator Sonnenberg, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 20-101, which requires that pesticide applicators be notified about complaints against them with 24 hours of receipt of the complaint by the Department of Agriculture. Senator Sonnenberg also discussed amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments A and B) and responded to committee questions.
02:58:12 PM  
Wondirad Gebru and John Scott, both representing the Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified on the bill. Mr. Scott responded to committee questions. Emily Ibach, Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill. Matt Reck and Sam Rogge, Colorado Agricultural Aviation Association, testified in support of the bill and responded to committee questions. The panelists responded to committee questions.
03:31:12 PM  
Brett Moore, Colorado Weed Management Association, testified in support of the bill.

03:32:55 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
Moved Sonnenberg
Seconded
Coram
Rodriguez
Sonnenberg
Danielson
Donovan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

03:33:10 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
Moved Sonnenberg
Seconded
Coram
Rodriguez
Sonnenberg
Danielson
Donovan
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:33:17 PM  
Senator Donovan laid the bill over for action at a later date.