2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 696

CHAPTER NUMBER: 372
File Code: Agriculture Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 158
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hixson, Waldstreicher, Gutierrez, Hucker, Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, O'Donnell, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, and Stein
Entitled:
Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events

Synopsis:

Establishing the Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program in the Department of Agriculture; establishing the purposes of the Program; requiring the Program to establish specified promotional events to promote State agriculture and farm products to children through school meal and classroom programs; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/1
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/6
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/13
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/14
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 372

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture, Department of
Agriculture -see also- Farmland
Education, Department of
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk
Procurement
Public Schools

Bill affects the following Statute:

Agriculture
( 10-1601 )

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: 670415/01     Offered on: March 11, 2008   at: 10:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 13, 2008: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)