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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 159

File Code: Agriculture Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 193
Sponsored By:
Delegates Afzali, Barkley, Clagett, Elliott, Feldman, Gaines, Glass, Hershey, Hogan, Ivey, Jacobs, A. Kelly, Krebs, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McHale, A. Miller, Myers, Niemann, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Ross, Schulz, Sophocleus, Walker, and Wilson
Entitled:
Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey

Synopsis:

Establishing a Maryland standard of identity for honey; requiring the standard to be applied to specified products; authorizing the designation of specified products as honey; requiring specified products to be distinguished from pure honey under specified circumstances; authorizing specified persons to file an action to enforce the Act in a specified court; authorizing the court to order relief under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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House Action
1/23
First Reading Environmental Matters
1/25
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
2/1
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/8 at 1:30 p.m.
2/20

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
2/21
Favorable with Amendments {810519/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/24
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate Action
2/27
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/29
Favorable
Special Order until 4/6 (Senator Jennings) Adopted
4/1
Favorable
Special Order until 4/9 (Senator Brinkley) Adopted
4/3
Favorable
Special Order until later today (Senator Brinkley) Adopted
4/6
Favorable
Special Order until later today (Senator Brinkley) Adopted

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kathy Afzali, District 4A
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Glen Glass, District 34A
Delegate Stephen S. Hershey, Jr., District 36
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs, District 36
Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Michael A. McDermott, District 38B
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Aruna Miller, District 15
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Charles J. Otto, District 38A
Delegate Neil Parrott, District 2B
Delegate Justin Ready, District 5A
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Kelly Schulz, District 4A
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26
Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture, Department of
Attorney General
Bees
Circuit Courts
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Damages
Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk
Labeling
Names

Bill affects the following Statute:

Agriculture
( 10-1901 through 10-1907 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 810519/01     Offered on: February 21, 2012   at: 10:12 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Environmental Matters
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
February 24, 2012: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
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