Senate advances Tamale Act to appropriations after amendments and mixed testimony

Sponsors Majority Leader Rodriguez and Senator Pelton presented HB 10‑33 (the so‑called Tamale Act), which would update Colorado’s Cottage Food Act to allow certain time‑and‑temperature‑controlled packaged foods to be sold from home kitchens under a controlled pathway. The bill would require food‑safety training, annual registration with CDPHE, a registration number on labels, a $150,000 gross revenue cap (adjusted for inflation), and explicit exclusions for high‑risk products such as raw milk and low‑acid canned goods.