Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Thursday, February 19, 2026·4h 31m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee confirmed six nominees to state boards and advanced a wildfire committee extension bill, but laid over the contentious SB 26-062 rodenticide restrictions bill after hours of divided testimony exposed deep confusion about the bill's amended contents and unresolved conflicts between agricultural, pest control, and wildlife advocacy interests.

Key Actions

·SB 26-062 – Rodenticide Use RestrictionsPassed

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Controversies

Whether agricultural producers need a license to use restricted rodenticides under SB 26-062

Senator Pelton B. argued that agricultural people are already professionals at handling rodenticides and do not need licenses, stating 'I don't think we need licenses to do this because we're already doing it now.' Senator Kipp countered that for the most toxic products, 'it is important to have some amount of training' and that scattering such products without training 'is dangerous.'

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Notable Quotes

“The label is the law. If you're not following that label, you're already breaking the law. So there's already penalties involved for not using this stuff right already. So I think this just adding a whole nother layer and taking tools out of the toolbox. And if they didn't take them out, it makes them prohibitive, costly, financially prohibitive.”
Senator Pelton R., committee member — Senator Pelton R. opposed SB 26-062's additional licensing requirements for rodenticide use, arguing existing federal label law already imposes penalties for misuse.

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Votes

Move SB 26-089 to the Committee on Appropriations as amendedPassed

Yes (5)Marc Catlin, Nick Hinrichsen, Cathy Kipp, Jessie Danielson, Dylan Roberts

No (2)Byron Pelton, Rod Pelton

SB 26-062 Amendment L001 — shift from broad prohibition to professional stewardship frameworkPassed

Yes (4)Henriksen, Kipp, Danielson, Chair Roberts

No (3)Catlin, Pelton B., Pelton R.

SB 26-062 Amendment L010 — limited exception for bromethylene in less than 1 pound non-refillable containersPassed

Yes (4)Henriksen, Kipp, Danielson, Chair Roberts

No (3)Catlin, Pelton B., Pelton R.

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TranscriptPreview

Good afternoon. The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will come to order on Thursday, February 19th. Ms. Jackson, please call the roll. Senator Catlin. Here. Senator Henricksen. Here. Senator Kipp. Here. Senator Pelton. Bee. Here. Senator Pelton. R. Here. Senator Danielson. Excused. Mr. Chair. Here. Okay, we have a quorum. Welcome, everybody. Good afternoon. We have a few confirmation hearings on our agenda before we're going to get to the two bills on our agenda, and so let's dive right in. First up is a confirmation hearing for the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund Board of Directors. And I think we have Ms. Miller here to introduce our nominees. It's actually where the cord goes in to the table. Yeah. There you go. All right. Welcome back. Whenever you're ready. Go ahead. Miss. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm Jackie Miller, executive Director at Great Outdoors Colorado, and want to thank this committee for your consideration of the appointed GOCO Board members. Today this session, the committee will consider nine appointments to the GOCO board. There are three happening today and then another six happening on March 5th. So today for consideration is Krithika Prashant from District 5 out of…

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