2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 396

CHAPTER NUMBER: 172 File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Sponsored By:
Delegates Elmore, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Cane, Conway, Cryor, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled:
Agricultural Operations - Nuisance Actions - Requirements

Synopsis:

Requiring a person filing a nuisance action against an agricultural operation in any court to first file a complaint with a specified local agency or refer a complaint to the State agricultural mediation program in the Department of Agriculture and to obtain a decision or recommendation from the local agency or a specified certification from the Deparment on the nuisance complaint; excepting government agencies from specified requirements; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/26
First Reading Environmental Matters
1/27
Hearing 2/14 at 2:00 p.m.
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/10
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/13
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/15
Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (33-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/25
Signed by the Governor Chapter 172

Sponsored by:

Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
MEDIATION -see also- ARBITRATION
NOISE
NUISANCES -see also- NOISE; WEEDS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-403 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 540217/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 10:14 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 10, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-0)