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1 2012 Second Regular Legislature Session of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly Bills Signed By Governor (Bills listed by house and number) Last updated: March 23, 2012 CAPITALIZED TEXT and strikethrough text within summary indicates amendments Senate Bills SB : Brophy, Giron, Hodge, Roberts, Schwartz (Sonnenberg, Baumgardner, Swerdfeger, Vigil, Wilson) CONCERNING POSTPONEMENT OF THE REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS TO REPLACE WELL DEPLETIONS TO THE DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS. Water Review Committee. Law that is currently in effect: Requires wells that pump from the Dawson aquifer to replace actual out-of-priority depletions; and Specifies that the replacement obligation for all Denver basin aquifers continues after pumping stops to compensate for depletions. This law is scheduled to repeal on July 1, The new law that will automatically become effective on July 1, 2012, would require: Wells that pump from the Dawson aquifer to replace actual stream depletions to the extent necessary to prevent any injurious effect on other water rights based on actual aquifer conditions; and Replacement after pumping ceases for all Denver basin aquifers only if required to compensate for injurious depletions. There is currently no modeling tool available to calculate depletions according to actual aquifer conditions. Accordingly, the bill postpones the repeal of the current law until July 1, Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Natural, and

2 Status: 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural, and 01/19/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural, and Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 01/25/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 01/30/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 01/31/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/06/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural 02/13/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 02/16/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/17/2012 House Second Reading Passed 02/20/2012 House Third Reading Passed 03/01/2012 Sent to the Governor 03/01/2012:42 AM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/01/2012:05 AM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/08/2012 Governor Action - Signed DDA0C?Open&file=SB008_00.pdf DDA0C?Open&file=008_01.pdf SB : Schwartz (Coram) CONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE "COLORADO COTTAGE FOODS ACT" FOR LOCALLY PRODUCED HOME FOODS SOLD DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS. The bill creates the "Colorado Cottage Foods Act", exempting small producers from the licensing requirements placed on retail food establishments and requiring producers to be certified in safe food handling and processing. The bill limits the liability of food banks that distribute food produced pursuant to the "Colorado Cottage Foods Act". The bill also limits the liability of schools and nonprofit organizations when their kitchens are used by producers to prepare goods for sale directly to consumers. The bill also exempts a person who produces and sells less than 250 dozen eggs per month on the premises at which the eggs are produced or at a farmer's market or similar venue from the licensing requirements for sellers of eggs. Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Natural, and Status: 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural, and

3 01/26/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural, and Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/01/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/06/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/07/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 02/08/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/13/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural 02/27/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 03/01/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily 03/02/2012 House Second Reading Passed 03/05/2012 House Third Reading Passed 03/07/2012:03 AM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/09/2012:19 AM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/12/2012 Sent to the Governor 03/15/2012 Governor Action - Signed DD1AD?Open&file=SB048_r1.pdf DD1AD?Open&file=048_01.pdf SB : Hodge, Carroll, Aguilar, Boyd, Giron, Guzman, Harvey, Hudak, Jahn, Mitchell, Neville, Newell, Nicholson, Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop, White (Szabo, Acree, Balmer, Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Casso, Conti, DelGrosso, Ferrandino, Gardner B., Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kerr J., Liston, Looper, Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Priola, Ramirez, Scott, Swalm, Swerdfeger, Todd, Tyler, Waller, Williams A.) CONCERNING CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF FOOD USED IN STATE SALES TAX LAWS TO ENSURE THAT THE TREATMENT FOR SALES TAX PURPOSES OF A FOOD PRODUCT SOLD FOR DOMESTIC HOME CONSUMPTION BY A GROCERY STORE, SUPERMARKET, OR CONVENIENCE STORE DOES NOT CHANGE SOLELY BECAUSE THE STORE SELLS THE FOOD PRODUCT OR MARKETS THE FOOD PRODUCT FOR SALE AS A CONVENIENCE FOOD. The bill amends the definition of "food" used in state sales tax laws to ensure that the treatment for sales tax purposes of a food product sold for domestic home consumption by a grocery store, supermarket, or convenience store does not change solely because the store sells the food product or markets the food product for sale as a convenience food. Committee Assignments: Business, Labor and Technology Status: 01/19/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology

4 01/25/2012 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 01/30/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 01/31/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/02/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government 02/15/2012 House Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 02/20/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/21/2012 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/22/2012 House Third Reading Passed 02/23/2012 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur Repass 03/01/2012 Sent to the Governor 03/01/2012:19 AM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/01/2012:51 AM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/09/2012 Governor Action - Signed E0CCE?Open&file=SB094_00.pdf E0CCE?Open&file=094_01.pdf House Bills HB : Baumgardner, Sonnenberg, Swerdfeger, Vigil, Wilson (Giron, Brophy, Hodge, Roberts, Schwartz) CONCERNING THE REISSUANCE OF A LOST SHARE CERTIFICATE OF A MUTUAL DITCH COMPANY. Water Review Committee. If a person loses a mutual ditch share certificate, the person may file with the mutual ditch company a request for reissuance of the certificate, but current law requires the company to wait for 3 years before issuing a replacement certificate. The bill eliminates the 3-year period and specifies that a person who is named in the books of the company as a lienholder on the lost certificate is also entitled to file a request for reissuance of a lost certificate. Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Status: 01/11/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural 01/23/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

5 01/26/2012 House Second Reading Passed 01/27/2012 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily 01/30/2012 House Third Reading Passed 02/01/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural, and 02/23/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural, and Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/28/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 02/29/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 03/07/2012:03 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/07/2012 Sent to the Governor 03/07/2012:43 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/15/2012 Governor Action - Signed CCA Position: Support 7DB08C?Open&file=HB1010_00.pdf DB08C?Open&file=1010_01.pdf HB : Wilson (Nicholson) CONCERNING THE VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION DESIGNATION BENEFITING THE NONGAME AND ENDANGERED WILDLIFE FUND THAT APPEARS ON THE STATE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURN FORMS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, EXTENDING THE PERIOD FOR THE CONTRIBUTION DESIGNATION. The bill extends the period for which state income tax return forms shall include a line whereby individual taxpayers may make a voluntary contribution to the nongame and endangered wildlife fund. Committee Assignments: Finance Status: 01/11/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance 01/18/2012 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 01/24/2012 House Second Reading Passed 01/25/2012 House Third Reading Passed 01/31/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance 02/21/2012 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/24/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 02/27/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 03/07/2012:47 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/07/2012 Sent to the Governor

6 03/07/2012:25 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/16/2012 Governor Action - Signed NO FISCAL IMPACT F0E95?Open&file=HB1050_00.pdf F0E95?Open&file=1050_01.pdf HB : Baumgardner, Scott, Brown, Joshi (Giron and Grantham) CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF PRODUCERS OF MATERIALS THAT MAY BE USED IN COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK FEED, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, REPEALING THE "COLORADO INEDIBLE MEAT RENDERING AND PROCESSING ACT OF 1967" AND RELOCATING SOME OF ITS PROVISIONS TO THE "COLORADO FEED LAW". The bill repeals the "Colorado Inedible Meat Rendering and Processing Act of 1967" and grants rule-making authority to the commissioner of agriculture to specify labeling and operating requirements for the production of commercial feed under the existing "Colorado Feed Law". Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Status: 01/20/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural 02/06/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 02/09/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/10/2012 House Second Reading Passed 02/13/2012 House Third Reading Passed 02/14/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural, and 02/23/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural, and Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/28/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 02/29/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 03/07/2012 Sent to the Governor 03/07/2012:42 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/07/2012:45 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/15/2012 Governor Action - Signed E08FB?Open&file=HB1158_00.pdf

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