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Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Thursday, March 19, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee confirmed a new State Board of Land Commissioners appointee and cleared two bills to the consent calendar — a wildfire cross-boundary partnership measure and a technical fix to Colorado's irrigation-efficiency law — both without dissent.

Key Actions

·Modifications to Standards for Irrigation EquipmentPassed

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Notable Quotes

No, my decision making is really from my own background. We all have biased background experience and I come from the business world and the finance world and I have a strong belief in the strength and guidance of markets and, and the discipline, financial discipline.

Deborah Froeb (appointee) · witnessThe appointee's response after a senator noted her 'unaffiliated' registration but questioned whether her contributions pointed toward a party — a rare partisan pressure point in an otherwise unanimous confirmation.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Marc Catlin, Nick Hinrichsen, Cathy Kipp, Byron Pelton, Rod Pelton, Dylan Roberts, Jessie Danielson
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (6)Marc Catlin, Nick Hinrichsen, Cathy Kipp, Byron Pelton, Rod Pelton, Dylan Roberts
Excused (1)Jessie Danielson
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TranscriptPreview
Good afternoon. The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will come to order on Thursday, March 19th. Ms. Jackson, please call the roll. Senators Catlin. Here. Henriksen. Here. Kip. Here. Hilton B. Here. Hilton R. Excused. Danielson. Excused. Mr. Chair. Here. All right. I know our other two colleagues are nearby and will be here very soon, but we're getting started a little late, so I want to get going. We have confirmation and two bills on our agenda, so we're going to get started with our confirmation hearing for the State Board of Land Commissioners. Director Rosemarino, if you want to bring our appointee forward. Good afternoon. Director Rosemarino? Yes, good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. I'm Nicole Rosarino, director of the Colorado State Land Board, and I'm very pleased to be before you today to introduce Deb Frobel for your consideration for confirmation of State Land Board commissioner. Deb has served on the board since her initial appointment in 2022. She was reappointed on July 1st of last year to serve another four year term. Our board is made up of five citizen volunteers, and the Colorado Constitution requires that that four of the five
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