2010 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 198

CHAPTER NUMBER: 246
File Code: Agriculture Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 166
Sponsored By:
Senators Glassman, Garagiola, Gladden, Harris, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Mooney, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled:
Farmer's Markets - Agricultural Product Sales - Producer Mobile Farmer's Market License

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of "food service facility" to exclude the sale of specified raw agricultural products at a farmer's market from regulation as a food service facility; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from requiring a license for the sale of raw agricultural products at a farmer's market; clarifying that a license is not required to deliver prepackaged food products; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a producer mobile farmer's market license; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/21
First Reading Finance
1/22
Hearing 2/4 at 2:00 p.m.
1/27
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
2/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/18
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/8
Returned Passed
House Action
2/19
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/17
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Special Order 4/12 (Delegate Riley) Adopted
4/5
Third Reading Passed (135-2)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/4
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 246

Sponsored by:

Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Agriculture -see also- Farmland
Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Fees -see also- Attys` Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
Fines -see also- Penalties
Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
Notices
Rules and Regulations
Transient Merchants

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 21-301 , 21-304 , 21-305 , 21-305 , 21-305 , 21-308 , 21-309 , 21-309.1 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 417973/01     Offered on: February 16, 2010   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
House
Health and Government Operations
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 18, 2010: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed (135-2)