File Code: Agriculture
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 447
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, King,
Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled:
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Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction
Requiring specified fertilizer to be labeled in a specified manner;
prohibiting a person from using, selling, manufacturing, or
distributing specified fertilizer after a specified date unless it is
low phosphate fertilizer; requiring specified manufacturers to reduce
phosphorus levels from lawn care products by a specified amount, by a
specified date; requiring specified manufacturers to report annually
to the Department of the Environment; and authorizing the Department
of the Environment to adopt regulations.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/13
- Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments
- Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs (Senator Pinsky)
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator James Brochin, District 42
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
- Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
- Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
- Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
- Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Agriculture -see also- Farmland
- Environment, Department of
- Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
- Hazardous and Toxic Substances -see also- Asbestos; Radiatn.
- Labeling
- Reports
- Rules and Regulations
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
6-201 ,
6-210 ,
6-222
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 914537/01 Offered on: March 13, 2008 at:
10:54 a.m. Status: Incomplete