Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Thursday, March 12, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources cleared a bill to crack down on out-of-state produce masquerading as Palisade peaches or Pueblo chiles, and confirmed three water-quality nominees — but the day's charged testimony came on a poultry ventilation-shutdown ban that the sponsor herself asked to kill after talks with the Department of Agriculture collapsed.

Key Actions

·Protections for Agricultural Products Grown in ColoradoPassed

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Notable Quotes

“Temperatures inside the Barn must reach 130 degrees. 130 degrees for a very minimum of 3 hours and often much longer before the event is complete. Unlike humane methods of depopulation, the chickens are often still conscious for most of the event.”
Lisa Cutter — The sponsor's description of what ventilation shutdown plus heat actually does to birds — the core rationale for the bill she nonetheless asked to kill.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction

Yes (5)Cathy Kipp, Byron Pelton, Dylan Roberts, Marc Catlin, Nick Hinrichsen

Excused (2)Rod Pelton, Jessie Danielson

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction

Yes (5)Marc Catlin, Byron Pelton, Rod Pelton, Dylan Roberts, Nick Hinrichsen

No (1)Cathy Kipp

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 12th. Ms. Jackson, please call the roll. Senator Catlin. Here. Senator Henricksen. Here. Senator Kipp. Here. Senator Pelton. Bee. Here. Senator Pelton R. Excused. Senator Danielson. Excused. Mr. Chair. Here. Okay, we have a quorum. Senator Pelton R is presenting a bill in another committee, so he should be joining us shortly and. But we can get started with our confirmation hearing for the Water Quality Control Commission. And I think we have Ms. Amy Konawal to present our nominees. Yes, and everybody can come on up to the table now. Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us. Whenever you're ready, Ms. Konawal. It's where the cord goes into the table there. That little gray button. Oh, it was hidden. You're good. It's on. Oh, you just turned there. You go ahead and introduce yourself. And our nominees. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And good afternoon, members of the committee. Thank you for your consideration for two reappointments and one new appointment to the Water Quality Control Commission. My name is Amy Konawal, and I work as the administrator for the Water Quality Control…

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