3339AD0CF4B6D9878725897B006BA980 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-191

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES
Date Mar 23, 2023
Location SCR 352

SB23-191 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

01:35:59 PM

Senator Cutter, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 23-191 to the committee. The bill requires the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to commission a study on organic waste diversion.

01:42:38 PM

Commissioner Richard
Cimino, representing Grand County, testified to amend the bill.

Mr. Dan Matsch,
representing Colorado Composting Council and Eco-Cycle, testified in support
of the bill.

Ean Tafoya, representing
GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill.

Meghan MacKillop,
representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

01:59:36 PM

Ms. Cameron Bowen,
representing Arapahoe Libraries, testified in support of the bill.

Commissioner George Marlin, representing Counties and Commissioners Acting
Together, testified in support of the bill.

Trustee Erica Sparhawk, representing Town of Carbondale and CHT Resources
Compost Facility, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Matt Chrisp, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Cathleen Hall, representing Pitkin County, testified in support of
the bill. Ms. Hall responded to questions from the committee.

02:14:24 PM

Commissioner Sonja
Macys, representing Routt County and Colorado Communities for Climate Action,
testified in support of the bill.

Commissioner Matt
Scherr, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action and Eagle
County, testified in support of the bill.

Amelia Kovacs,
representing Walking Mountains Science Center, testified in support of
the bill.

Ms. Caroline Mitchell,
representing the City of Fort Collins, testified in support of the bill.

02:25:32 PM

Dr. Elizabeth Chapman, representing Recycle Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

02:29:34 PM

Senator Cutter wrapped up her presentation of the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

02:35:24 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 23-191 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Hinrichsen
	Seconded

	Marchman	Yes
	Pelton B.	Excused
	Pelton R.	No
	Priola	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Hinrichsen	Yes
	Roberts	Yes
	Final	YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB23-191 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly