2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 304

CHAPTER NUMBER: 6
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Agriculture Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 236
Sponsored By:
The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Cole, D. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Hubbard, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Oaks, Phillips, Turner, Vallario, and Wood
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

House Action
1/23
First Reading Judiciary & Environmental Matters
1/30
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/8
Hearing cancelled
2/12
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
3/29
Returned Passed
4/9
Signed by the Governor Chapter 6
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/29
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (44-1)
Sponsored by:
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
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:
House
Number: 412515/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 6:46 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2002: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
March 30, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-1)