# Colorado SB25-176: Sunset Commodity Handler & Farm Products Act Colorado SB25-176, Sunset Commodity Handler & Farm Products Act, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Marc Snyder (Democratic), Matthew Martinez (Democratic), Rod Pelton (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-176-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-176 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Sunset Commodity Handler & Farm Products Act - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-05-20, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Matthew Martinez (Democratic), Rod Pelton (Republican), Ty Winter (Republican) - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: Business & Economic Development, Professions & Occupations, Agriculture - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (126 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Small farm buyers get higher purchase limit: benefit, low. The yearly purchase limit for small-volume dealers rises from less than $20,000 to less than $45,000. It covers total farm products or commodities bought from owners for processing or resale. Licensed small-volume dealers face a class 2 misdemeanor for buying $45,000 or more in farm products from o… - Marijuana excluded from farm commodity rules: benefit, low. The law explicitly excludes marijuana from its definition of a commodity. Marijuana is outside this act's commodity licensing and oversight rules. - Some farm business owners lose reimbursement: cost, medium. Covered claimants cannot get bond or irrevocable letter-of-credit reimbursement if they meet a 5% voting-share ownership test when filing. The test covers ownership in the licensed business whose failure caused the claim, or its parent company. Patronage, membership, and partnership interests, plus… - Farm trade oversight continues through 2032: mixed, low. Colorado extends commodity handler and farm-product licensing and oversight for seven years, from September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2032. The program must undergo a sunset review before its scheduled repeal. Civil penalties collected under the law go to the state General Fund instead of the Inspec… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Ty Winter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 59 | 6 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-176 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-176 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 1 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-176 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-176, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-05-20: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-04-30: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-29: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-15: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-03: House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-03-31: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources (House) - 2025-03-28: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84687/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84679/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84689/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84685/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84681/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84683/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40844/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84687/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84679/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84689/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84685/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84681/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84683/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40844/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-176-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).