Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment Organics Diversion Study

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Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary: The act requires the department of public health and environment (department) to study the impacts, benefits, and feasibility of requiring diversion of organic materials from landfills. The organics diversion study (study) must: Incorporate and utilize data contained in the statewide organics management plan and other existing Colorado studies and research from other states; Explore how to leverage existing organics diversion projects in Colorado to inform implementation of broader organics diversion projects across the state; Evaluate the environmental benefits of diversion of organic materials from landfills; Review and identify the infrastructure needed to enable diversion of organic materials from landfills and create a plan for infrastructure development; Create actionable parameters for local governments to use to determine if, where, and what types of organics processing infrastructure is needed and basic toolkits to help local governments build the infrastructure; Outline and recommend policies and regulations that would enable diversion of organic materials from landfills; Assess informational resources necessary to enable diversion of organic materials from landfills; and Identify opportunities for end-market development of organic materials diverted from landfills. On or before August 1, 2024, the department is required to submit a report of the study's research and findings to specified legislative committees of reference. The act authorizes the use of money in the front range waste diversion cash fund and the recycling resources economic opportunity fund to pay for costs associated with conducting the study. APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2023 EFFECTIVE May 17, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) bill-detail#toggle' id='read-more-less-btn'> Read more Prime Sponsors Senator Lisa Cutter Representative Junie Joseph Representative Cathy Kipp Committees Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Appropriations Share: If you require reasonable accessibility accommodation to access this content, please email accessibility@coleg.gov . Status Became Law Introduced Passed Became Law Related Documents & Information Bill Text Fiscal Committees Votes Amendments Bill History Sponsors Session Laws Bill Text Fiscal Committees Votes Amendments Bill History Sponsors Session Laws All Versions (7) Date Version Documents 05/17/2023 Signed Act PDF 05/10/2023 Final Act PDF 05/02/2023 Rerevised PDF 05/01/2023 Revised PDF 04/12/2023 Reengrossed PDF 04/11/2023 Engrossed PDF 03/16/2023 Introduced PDF Fiscal Notes (2) Date Version Documents 06/27/2023 FN2 PDF 03/20/2023 FN1 PDF Budget Staff Analysis (2) Date Version Documents 04/27/2023 SA2 PDF 04/05/2023 SA1 PDF 04/28/2023 | House Appropriations (1) Activity Vote Documents Refer Senate Bill 23-191 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3. Vote summary Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF 04/27/2023 | House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (1) Activity Vote Documents Refer Senate Bill 23-191 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-2. Vote summary Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF 04/06/2023 | Senate Appropriations (1) Activity Vote Documents Refer Senate Bill 23-191 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF 03/23/2023 | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources (1) Activity Vote Documents Refer Senate Bill 23-191 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-1. Vote summary Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF House Votes (1) Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document 05/02/2023 Third Reading BILL 46 AYE 19 NO 0 OTHER Vote record Senate Votes (1) Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document 04/12/2023 Third Reading BILL 25 AYE 10 NO 0 OTHER Vote record Amendments (3) Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents 04/11/2023 L.004 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF 04/11/2023 L.003 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF 04/11/2023 L.002 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF * Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate. ** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information. Bill history (14) Date Location Action 05/17/2023 Governor Governor Signed 05/10/2023 Governor Sent to the Governor 05/10/2023 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate 05/09/2023 House Signed by the Speaker of the House 05/02/2023 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 05/01/2023 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments 04/28/2023 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 04/27/2023 House House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/13/2023 House Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs 04/12/2023 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 04/11/2023 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor 04/06/2023 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 03/23/2023 Senate Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations 03/16/2023 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources Sponsors Prime Sponsor Sen. L. Cutter Rep. J. Joseph | Rep. C. Kipp Sponsor (None) Co-Sponsor Sen. J. Buckner | Sen. J. Coleman | Sen. T. Exum | Sen. S. Fenberg | Sen. R. Fields | Sen. J. Ginal | Sen. J. Gonzales | Sen. C. Hansen | Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis | Sen. J. Marchman | Sen. D. Moreno | Sen. K. Priola | Sen. D. Roberts | Sen. R. Rodriguez | Sen. T. Sullivan | Sen. F. Winter Rep. J. Amabile | Rep. J. Bacon | Rep. S. Bird | Rep. A. Boesenecker | Rep. K. Brown | Rep. R. Dickson | Rep. M. Duran | Rep. M. Froelich | Rep. L. Garcia | Rep. E. Hamrick | Rep. I. Jodeh | Rep. M. Lindsay | Rep. M. Lukens | Rep. J. Mabrey | Rep. T. Mauro | Rep. J. McCluskie | Rep. K. McCormick | Rep. B. McLachlan | Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet | Rep. D. Ortiz | Rep. N. Ricks | Rep. S. Sharbini | Rep. E. Sirota | Rep. T. Story | Rep. B. Titone | Rep. A. Valdez | Rep. E. Velasco | Rep. S. Vigil | Rep. J. Willford | Rep. M. 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