2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 865

CHAPTER NUMBER: 437
File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 770
Sponsored By:
Delegates Haddaway, Eckardt, Aumann, Cane, Conway, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Jennings, Krebs, Mathias, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Walkup, Hammen, Beitzel, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled:
Milk Products - Farmstead Cheese Production - Pilot Study

Synopsis:

Establishing a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit; authorizing the holder of a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit to perform specified functions and to produce farmstead cheese; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permits; establishing specified qualifications for a specified milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit; providing for the expiration date of a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/5
Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
3/30
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Finance
3/27
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Finance
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/8
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 437

Sponsored by:

Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Tanya Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture -see also- Farmland
Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Milk Products
Sunset
Talbot County

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 21-401 , 21-410 , 21-413 , 21-416 , 21-416.1 , 21-417 , 21-434 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 596582/01     Offered on: March 23, 2007   at: 10:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 21, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 1, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)