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BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1299

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Mar 24, 2025       Location HCR 0112

HB25-1299 - Referred to House Appropriations


05:13:47 PM  
Representatives Armagost and Duran, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 25-1299. The bill creates a voluntary contribution designation (income tax checkoff) benefitting the Animal Protection Fund. The bill increases state revenue and expenditures beginning the year it is first placed on the form. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
05:19:24 PM  

Jordan Beezley, representing the Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in support of the bill. Joe Stafford, representing the Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in support of the bill. Roland Halpern, representing Colorado Voters for Animals, testified in support of the bill. J Burow, representing the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ali Mickelson, representing Humane Colorado/AWAC, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Written testimony about the bill is included as Attachment A.

05:29:10 PM  
The bill sponsors made closing remarks and asked for a favorable recommendation,

05:32:07 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 25-1299 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Armagost
Seconded Hartsook
Armagost Yes
Brooks Yes
Camacho Yes
Garcia Yes
Gonzalez R. Yes
Hartsook Yes
Joseph Yes
Marshall No
Stewart R. Yes
Weinberg No
Zokaie Yes
Titone Yes
Lindstedt Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS