H_ENE_2021A 03/11/2021 02:44:50 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Date 03/11/2021 Attendance Bernett X Froelich X McCormick X Pico X Sirota X Soper X Titone X Van Beber X Weissman X Will X Woog X Hooton X Valdez A. X Time 02:44:50 PM to 07:08:47 PM Place LSB A This Meeting was called to order by Valdez A. This Report was prepared by Andrea Denka Hearing Items Action Taken hHB21-1145 Amended, referred to House Finance hHB21-1162 Amended, referred to House Finance HB21-1145 - Amended, referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/1FCF31AC33AB...$File/210311 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 210311 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/F71474D5467F...$File/210311 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 210311 AttachB.pdf 02:45:21 PM The committee came to order. Representatives Kipp and Soper, co-prime bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1145 to the committee. The bill creates the Support Pollinators special license plate. 02:55:10 PM Peter Wadden, representing himself, testified remotely in support of the bill 02:57:33 PM Mark Guttridge, representing himself, testified remotely in support of the bill. 03:00:27 PM Nahia Mendenhall, representing Girl Scout Troop #76907, testified remotely in support of the bill. 03:02:20 PM Polly Reetz, representing Denver Auldubon, testified remotely in support of the bill. 03:05:38 PM Tim Plass, representing PPAN (People and Pollinators Action Network), testified remotely in support of the bill. 03:09:42 PM Julia Buck, representing Girl Scout Troop 76907, testified remotely in support of the bill. 03:11:56 PM Sundari Kraft, representing the Colorado Sugarbeet Growers Association, testified remotely on the bill. 03:14:52 PM Ryan Bartlett, representing himself, testified remotely in support of the bill. Written testimony for this bill can be found in Attachment B. 03:17:18 PM The bill sponsors discussed and distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment A). 03:18:37 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Moved Soper Seconded Froelich Bernett Froelich McCormick Pico Sirota Soper Titone Van Beber Weissman Will Woog Hooton Valdez A. YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:18:39 PM Bill sponsors and committee members made concluding comments. 03:30:04 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1145, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Soper Seconded Hooton Bernett Yes Froelich Yes McCormick Yes Pico Yes Sirota Yes Soper Yes Titone Yes Van Beber Yes Weissman Yes Will Yes Woog Yes Hooton Yes Valdez A. Yes Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:31:40 PM The committee took a brief recess. HB21-1162 - Amended, referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/3BE1C032DF88...$File/210311 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 210311 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/9E385DCB302D...$File/210311 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 210311 AttachD.pdf 03:30:22 PM The committee came back to order. Representatives A. Valdez and Cutter, co-prime bill sponsors presented House Bill 21-1162 to the committee. The bill phases out single-use plastic carryout bags and expanded polystyrene food containers. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 04:33:41 PM Zachary Taylor, representing American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance, testified remotely in opposition to the bill. Mr. Taylor responded to questions from the committee. 04:39:58 PM Jan Rose, representing herself, testified remotely in support of the bill. 04:42:36 PM Hannah Collazo, representing Environment Colorado, testified remotely in support of the bill. Ms. Collazo responded to questions from the committee. 04:48:16 PM Meghan MacKillop, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. Ms. MacKillop responded to questions from the committee. 04:52:26 PM Mayor Jamie Harkins, representing the City of Lafayette, testified remotely in support of the bill. Mayor Harkins responded to questions from the committee. 04:58:07 PM City Council member Skippy Mesirow, representing the City of Aspen, testified remotely in support of the bill. 04:59:53 PM Megan Ossola, representing herself, testified remotely in support of the bill. 05:03:13 PM Brandy Moe, representing Recycle Colorado , testified remotely in support of the bill. 05:05:44 PM Madhvi Chittoor, representing Madhvi4EcoEthics, testified remotely in support of the bill. Ms. Chittoor responded to questions from the committee. 05:09:30 PM Randy Moorman, representing Eco-Cycle, testified remotely in support of the bill. Mr. Moorman responded to questions from the committee. 05:14:30 PM Jonathan Greenspan, representing W.E.C.A.N. (Waste Energy Citizen Action Network), testified remotely in support of the bill. 05:17:11 PM Omar Terrie, representing American Chemistry Council, testified remotely in opposition to the bill. Mr. Terrie responded to questions from the committee. 05:24:42 PM Tegan Gough, representing himself, testified remotely in support of the bill. 05:30:53 PM Dr. Jan Douglas, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified remotely in support of the bill. 05:30:56 PM Alexa Rosenstein, representing Scraps, testified remotely in support of the bill. 05:33:46 PM Danielle Bock, representing Colorado School Nutrition Association, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Bock responded to questions from the committee. 05:45:30 PM Ellen Buckley, representing herself, testified remotely in support of the bill. 05:48:45 PM Robert Bogatin, representing Good Business Colorado / Resilient Restaurants, testified remotely in support of the bill. Mr. Bogatin responded to questions from the committee. 05:53:55 PM Mayor DeLanie Young, representing the City of Telluride, testified remotely in support of the bill. 05:57:09 PM Lilianna Setzke, representing herself, testified remotely in support of the bill. 06:00:07 PM Roland Halpern, representing Colorado Voters for Animals, testified remotely in support of the bill. 06:02:38 PM Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified remotely in support of the bill. Mr. Tafoya responded to questions from the committee. 06:07:32 PM Nick Hoover, representing Colorado Restaurant Association, testified remotely in opposition to the bill. Mr. Hoover responded to questions from the committee. 06:12:04 PM Emily Roberts, representing Colorado BioScience Association, testified remotely to amend the bill. 06:16:38 PM Renata Huang, representing Jefferson County Green Schools, testified remotely in support of the bill. 06:19:25 PM Christopher Howes, representing Colorado Retail Council, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Howes responded to questions from the committee. 06:26:05 PM George Marlin, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified remotely in support of the bill. 06:28:52 PM Duncan Gilchrist, representing 350 Colorado, testified remotely in support of the bill. 06:28:53 PM Written testimony submitted for this bill can be found as Attachment C. 06:28:54 PM The bill sponsors discussed and distributed L.001 (Attachment D). 06:33:16 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). Moved Valdez A. Seconded Soper Bernett Froelich McCormick Pico Sirota Soper Titone Van Beber Weissman Will Woog Valdez A. Hooton YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:34:53 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). Moved Pico Seconded Will Bernett No Froelich No McCormick No Pico Yes Sirota No Soper Yes Titone No Van Beber Yes Weissman No Will Yes Woog Yes Valdez A. No Hooton No YES: 5 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 06:34:54 PM Bill sponsors made concluding comments. Committee members made concluding comments. 07:08:35 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1162, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Valdez A. Seconded Sirota Bernett Yes Froelich Yes McCormick Yes Pico No Sirota Yes Soper No Titone Yes Van Beber No Weissman Yes Will No Woog No Valdez A. Yes Hooton Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 07:08:47 PM The committee adjourned.