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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

CLICS/CLICS2026A/commsumm.nsf
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BILL SUMMARY For SB26-062

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCES
Date Mar 30, 2026       Location HCR 0107

SB26-062 - Witness Testimony/ Committee Discussion Only
03:55:20 PM  
Representative Velasco, co-prime sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 26-062. Beginning July 1, 2027, the bill makes second-generation anticoagulants a restricted-use pesticide and requires the Colorado Department of Agriculture to adopt rules that restrict the distribution and use of these products. In addition, the bill makes the distribution or use of second-generation anticoagulants a deceptive trade practice and subject to penalties under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act.
03:57:32 PM  
Representative Brown, co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill.
04:05:52 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from committee.
04:33:40 PM  
Mark Surls, representing Project Coyote, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jordan Beezley, representing Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in support of the bill. Lisa Didion, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Debra Taylor, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Lauren McCain, representing Animal Welfare Institute, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:57:57 PM  
Katie Swift, representing Rodenticide Task Force, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Andrew Hamrick, representing Colorado Apartment Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Rachel Lee, representing Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill. Jessicah Nelson, representing Colorado Pest Control Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Theresa Connelly, representing Mid-States Distributing, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
05:13:45 PM  
Erik Frank, representing Colorado Sugarbeet Growers Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Roger Lauer, representing Colorado Pest Control Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Stacia Foreman, representing Apartment Association of Metro Denver, testified in opposition to the bill. Erin Spaur, representing Colorado Cattlemen's Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Travis Grant, representing Colorado Livestock Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Julie McCaleb, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Cheyenne McEndaffer, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
05:46:54 PM  
Alan Lewis, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill and responded to questions from the committee. Mr. Jeffrey Hersch, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony can be found in Attachment B.
06:06:22 PM  
Representative Velasco requested the committee lay the bill over for action only.