2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 236

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Agriculture Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 304
Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Agriculture - Infectious and Contagious Diseases - Administrative Search Warrants

Synopsis:

Providing for administrative search warrants allowing the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary's designee to inspect premises as part of the control of specified diseases of livestock and poultry; allowing specified courts to issue the warrants under specified conditions; providing for confidentiality; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/23
Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/12
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Baker) Adopted
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/15
Third Reading Passed (40-1)
4/3
Returned Passed
5/15
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
3/15
First Reading Judiciary & Environmental Matters
3/20
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 pm (Judiciary)
4/3
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Sponsored by:
President of the Senate
Administration
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
ATTORNEY GENERAL
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
JUDGES
MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD -see also- CLAMS; CRABS; OYSTERS
PRIVACY
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Bill affects the following Statute:
Agriculture
( 3-105.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 424039/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2002   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 15, 2002: Third Reading Passed (40-1)
House
April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-0)