Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources

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February 27, 2025

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

SB25-176     be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 4, after line 16 insert:

Page 1, Line 2"SECTION 8.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-36-102, add

Page 1, Line 3(24.5) as follows:

Page 1, Line 435-36-102.  Definitions.  As used in this article 36, unless the

Page 1, Line 5context otherwise requires:

Page 1, Line 6(24.5)  "Patronage interest" means shares or membership

Page 1, Line 7interests, partnership interests, or other ownership interests in

Page 1, Line 8a licensee that is a cooperative association, which shares or

Page 1, Line 9interests are allocated and distributed to the producer in

Page 1, Line 10proportion to that producer's patronage of the cooperative

Page 1, Line 11association.

Page 1, Line 12SECTION 9.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-36-216, add

Page 1, Line 13(1)(c)(III) as follows:

Page 1, Line 1435-36-216.  Bonds or irrevocable letters of credit - exemptions.

Page 1, Line 15(1) (c) (III)  A producer or owner is not eligible for

Page 1, Line 16reimbursement from the bond or the irrevocable letter of

Page 1, Line 17credit for a claim submitted pursuant to this section if, at the

Page 1, Line 18time the claim is submitted, the producer or owner is:

Page 1, Line 19(A)  The owner of at least five percent of the voting

Page 1, Line 20shares, excluding patronage interests, membership interests,

Page 1, Line 21partnership interests, or publicly traded shares of the licensee

Page 1, Line 22whose failure is the basis of the claim; or

Page 1, Line 23(B)  The owner of at least five percent of the voting

Page 1, Line 24shares, excluding patronage interests, membership interests,

Page 1, Line 25partnership interests, or publicly traded shares of the parent

Page 1, Line 26corporation of the licensee whose failure is the basis of the

Page 1, Line 27claim.

Page 2, Line 1SECTION 10.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-36-304, add

Page 2, Line 2(1)(c)(III) as follows:

Page 2, Line 335-36-304.  Bonds and irrevocable letters of credit -

Page 2, Line 4exemptions.

Page 2, Line 5(1) (c) (III)  A producer, owner, small-volume dealer, or

Page 2, Line 6other dealer is not eligible for reimbursement from the bond or

Page 2, Line 7the irrevocable letter of credit for a claim submitted pursuant

Page 2, Line 8to this section if, at the time the claim is submitted, the

Page 2, Line 9producer, owner, small-volume, dealer or other dealer is:

Page 2, Line 10(A)  The owner of at least five percent of the voting

Page 2, Line 11shares, excluding patronage interests, membership interests,

Page 2, Line 12partnership interests, or publicly traded shares of the licensee

Page 2, Line 13whose failure is the basis of the claim; or

Page 2, Line 14(B)  The owner of at least five percent of the voting

Page 2, Line 15shares, excluding patronage interests, membership interests,

Page 2, Line 16partnership interests, or publicly traded shares of the parent

Page 2, Line 17corporation of the licensee whose failure is the basis of the

Page 2, Line 18claim.".

Page 2, Line 19Renumber succeeding section accordingly.