House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

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April 13, 2026

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

HB26-1342   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, strike lines 11 though 15 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 2"(1)  Unless otherwise permitted by commission rule, it is unlawful

Page 1, Line 3for any person to place a person that with criminal negligence

Page 1, Line 4places food or edible waste in the open with the intent of luring a wild

Page 1, Line 5bear to such food or edible waste in circumstances where there is a

Page 1, Line 6substantial risk of luring a wild bear to the food or edible

Page 1, Line 7waste commits a misdemeanor.".