HB 1111 CO Became Law
Pesticide Product Disposal & Container Recycling
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Summary
This bill creates a pesticide product disposal and container recycling enterprise within Colorado's Department of Agriculture to develop and manage a statewide program for proper disposal of pesticide products and recycling of pesticide containers. The enterprise is governed by the state agricultural commission and will organize disposal events for commercial and private applicators, provide education on safe disposal practices, and offer business services to pesticide product applicants. The program is funded through two fees: a disposal fee for each pesticide product disposed through the program and a pesticide registration disposal fee (capped at $50 per product) charged to applicants registering products for sale in the state. Fees collected are credited to a dedicated cash fund for the enterprise's operations. Beginning in 2028, the enterprise must provide annual reports to legislative committees on fees collected, disposal events held, products disposed of, and education and outreach activities conducted.
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Official abstract
The act creates the pesticide product disposal and container recycling enterprise (enterprise) in the department of agriculture (department). The board of directors of the enterprise (board) consists of the members of the state agricultural commission. The enterprise is tasked with developing and administering a program for the disposal of pesticide products not identified as exempt from the program by the board (eligible pesticide products) and with coordinating the recycling of pesticide product containers (program). Along with providing these business services, the program must:Organize eligible pesticide product disposal events for commercial applicators and private applicators across the state;Provide outreach and education to commercial applicators and private applicators on proper and safe disposal of eligible pesticide products and the recycling of their containers and the services provided by the program; andProvide certain business services to an applicant that registers an eligible pesticide product with the commissioner of agriculture for sale or distribution in the state (applicant). The enterprise operates as a government-owned business imposing:A pesticide product disposal fee for each eligible pesticide product that is disposed of through the program; andA pesticide registration product disposal fee on each applicant, which fee must be no more than $50 per eligible pesticide product. The fees are credited to the pesticide product disposal and container recycling enterprise cash fund (fund) for use by the enterprise to carry out the program. Money credited to the fund is continuously appropriated to the enterprise for the purposes set forth in the act. Commencing in 2028, the enterprise must annually report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over agricultural matters the following information for the previous 12 months: the amount of fees collected, the total revenue generated by the fees, the location and times of disposal events held, a summary of the amount and types of products disposed of, and a description of education and outreach activities conducted. $19,875 is appropriated from the legal services cash fund to the department of law to provide legal services for the department in implementing the act. The appropriation is from revenue received from the department that is continuously appropriated to the department from the fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- T. Mauro Democratic · sponsor
- K. McCormick Democratic · sponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · sponsor
- D. Roberts Democratic · sponsor
26 coauthors / cosponsors
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Carter Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Froelich Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Goldstein Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lukens Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Marshall Democratic · cosponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Nguyen Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Rutinel Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Smith Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Stewart Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Valdez Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kolker Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Marchman Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Simpson Republican · cosponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (17)
- May 26, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- May 21, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 21, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 21, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 12, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
- May 9, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
- May 8, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- May 7, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- May 7, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- May 5, 2026 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
- May 4, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper
- May 4, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 1, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
- May 1, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Mar 26, 2026 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Finance · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources · lower
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