House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

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March 2, 2026

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

HB26-1111   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Finance with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 4, line 15, before the first "pesticide" insert

Page 1, Line 2"eligible".

Page 1, Line 3Page 4, line 18, strike "and recycling".

Page 1, Line 4Page 4, lines 24 and 25, strike "pesticide products or recycling of

Page 1, Line 5pesticide product containers;" and substitute "eligible pesticide

Page 1, Line 6products;".

Page 1, Line 7Page 5, line 11, before the first "pesticide" insert "eligible".

Page 1, Line 8Page 6, lines 11 and 12, strike "pesticide products and the recycling

Page 1, Line 9of many of the containers for the pesticide products" and

Page 1, Line 10substitute "eligible pesticide products".

Page 1, Line 11Page 8, after line 5 insert:

Page 1, Line 12"(7)  "Eligible pesticide product" means all pesticide

Page 1, Line 13products registered in Colorado, except for those that have

Page 1, Line 14been identified as exempt from the program by the board

Page 1, Line 15pursuant to section 35-10.5-104 (2)(b).".

Page 1, Line 16Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.

Page 1, Line 17Page 8, line 27, strike "and".

Page 1, Line 18Page 9, line 1, strike "container recycling".

Page 1, Line 19

Page 2, Line 1Page 10, line 3, strike "duties." and substitute "duties - rules.".

Page 2, Line 2Page 10, after line 15 insert:

Page 2, Line 3"(b)  To adopt rules as necessary and not inconsistent with

Page 2, Line 4law for the administration and implementation of this article

Page 2, Line 510.5, including:

Page 2, Line 6(I)  Identifying the pesticide products that are exempt from

Page 2, Line 7the program based on factors established by the board;

Page 2, Line 8(II)  Setting the amount of the pesticide product disposal

Page 2, Line 9fee;

Page 2, Line 10(III)  Setting the amount of the pesticide registration

Page 2, Line 11product disposal fee; and

Page 2, Line 12(IV)  Any other rules necessary for the administration

Page 2, Line 13and implementation of the program;".

Page 2, Line 14Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

Page 2, Line 15Page 11, line 7, after "and" insert "to coordinate".

Page 2, Line 16Page 11, line 11, strike "Pesticide" and substitute "Eligible pesticide".

Page 2, Line 17Page 11, strike lines 14 and 15.

Page 2, Line 18Renumber succeeding subparagraphs accordingly.

Page 2, Line 19Page 11, line 17, after "disposal" insert "of eligible pesticide

Page 2, Line 20products".

Page 2, Line 21Page 11, line 18, strike "pesticide products" and substitute "their

Page 2, Line 22containers".

Page 2, Line 23Page 12, lines 9 and 10, strike "a pesticide product or recycle a

Page 2, Line 24pesticide product container" and substitute "an eligible pesticide

Page 2, Line 25product".

Page 2, Line 26Page 12, strike lines 14 and 15 and substitute "eligible pesticide

Page 2, Line 27product disposal;".

Page 2, Line 28Page 12, lines 18 and 19, strike "pesticide product or recycling of

Page 2, Line 29the pesticide product container" and substitute "eligible pesticide

Page 2, Line 30product".

Page 2, Line 31

Page 3, Line 1Page 12, strike line 22 and substitute "eligible pesticide products".

Page 3, Line 2Page 12, line 23, strike "disposal or recycling." and substitute

Page 3, Line 3"disposal.".

Page 3, Line 4Page 12, line 25, strike the second "a" and substitute "an eligible".

Page 3, Line 5Page 12, line 26, strike "program." and substitute "program, which

Page 3, Line 6pesticide product disposal fee must be no more than fifty dollars

Page 3, Line 7per eligible pesticide product, as annually adjusted for

Page 3, Line 8inflation. Inflation is measured by the annual percentage

Page 3, Line 9change in the United States department of labor's bureau of

Page 3, Line 10labor statistics consumer price index, or a successor index, for

Page 3, Line 11Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items paid for by urban

Page 3, Line 12consumers.".

Page 3, Line 13Page 15, strike lines 4 and 5 and substitute:

Page 3, Line 14"(3)  Money credited to the fund is continuously

Page 3, Line 15appropriated to the".".

Page 3, Line 16Page 16, line 9, strike "(1)(a)(IV);" and substitute "(1)(a)(III);".

Page 3, Line 17Page 16, lines 11 and 12, strike "or pesticide product containers

Page 3, Line 18that were recycled".

Page 3, Line 19Page 16, line 13, strike "(1)(a)(I) and (1)(a)(II);" and substitute

Page 3, Line 20"(1)(a)(I);".

Page 3, Line 21Page 16, strike line 16 and substitute "(1)(a)(II).".

Page 3, Line 22Page 16, line 27, strike "35-10.5-102 (13)." and substitute "35-10.5-102

Page 3, Line 23(14).".

Page 3, Line 24Strike "a" and substitute "an eligible" on: Page 5, lines 14 and 25; Page

Page 3, Line 256, line 6; Page 12, line 6; and Page 13, lines 1, 8, 10, 14, and 18.

Page 3, Line 26Before "pesticide" insert "eligible": on: Page 3, line 15; Page 4, lines

Page 3, Line 2716 and 22; Page 6, line 2; Page 11, lines 6, 20, and 25; Page 12, line 1;

Page 3, Line 28and Page 16, line 10.

Page 3, Line 29Strike "and container recycling" on: Page 5, lines 24 and 25; Page

Page 3, Line 306, lines 9, 20, and 23; Page 7, line 5; Page 9, line 15; Page 11, lines 20

Page 4, Line 1and 21 and 25 and 26; Page 13, lines 14, 20, and 22 and 23; Page 14,

Page 4, Line 2lines 15 and 16 and 26; and Page 16, lines 2, 7, and 26.