File Code: Agriculture
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 445/96 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Colburn and Stoltzfus
- Entitled:
-
Agriculture - Disparagement of Perishable Food Products - Cause of
Action
Creating a cause of action by a producer or association representing
producers of perishable agricultural food products against a person
who disparages such products by disseminating information to the
public that a perishable agricultural food product is not safe for
human consumption if such information is not based on scientific data
and if the person knew or should have known that the information was
false; and providing for recovery of damages and other relief.
Senate Action
- 11/15
- Pre-filed
- 1/8
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/2
- Hearing 1/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/13
- Third Reading Passed (33-7)
House Action
- 2/14
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/19
- Re-assigned Judiciary
- 3/18
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- FOOD -see also- MILK PRODUCTS; MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD
- LIBEL AND SLANDER
- MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
10-1501
)
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-101
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 448245/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 11, 1997 at: 10:57
Status: Adopted