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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For SB26-146

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date May 4, 2026       Location LSB A

SB26-146 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
03:43:37 PM  
Representative Froelich, prime bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 26-146. The bill expands the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act to restrict the provision of single-use food serviceware by restaurants and food delivery services, with exceptions.
03:47:14 PM  
Representative Froelich responded to questions from the committee.
03:54:57 PM  
Judy Gallenstein, representing the American Midwest Culinary Federation, testified in support of the bill. Allison Rymer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Divyashri Rallapalli, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Zihe Chen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Madhvi Chittoor, representing Madhvi4EcoEthics, testified to amend the bill. Emily Freeman, representing Recycle Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:23:35 PM  
Erica Choi, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dominick Redmond, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ryan Call, representing Eco-Cycle, testified in support of the bill. Peter Chan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mayor Sharon Thompson, representing the City of Fountain, testified in opposition to the bill. Maureen McCarthy, representing the Beyond Plastics Affiliate, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:47:37 PM  
 Jay Zheng, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Tim Berg, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Brian Loma, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Jessica Burley, representing the Town of Breckenridge, testified in support of the bill. Samantha Saverin, representing Just Zero, testified in support of the bill. Miriam Gordon, representing The Story of Stuff Project, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
05:03:47 PM  
Steve Choi, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony (Attachment A) was provided to the committee.
05:05:29 PM  
Representative Froelich made concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

05:26:37 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-146 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Froelich
Seconded Clifford
Bottoms No
Bradley No
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Luck No
Nguyen Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS