File Code: Agriculture
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 553
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Holmes, Carr, V. Clagett, Niemann, and Manno
- Entitled:
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Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009
Establishing labeling requirements for lawn fertilizer on or after
April 1, 2011; prohibiting a person from selling or distributing lawn
fertilizer that is not low phosphorous fertilizer on or after April 1,
2011; requiring specified manufacturers to reduce specified
phosphorous levels by April 1, 2011; prohibiting specified
manufacturers from exceeding specified phosphorous levels under
specified circumstances; requiring specified reports; authorizing the
Department of Agriculture to adopt regulations; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/28
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Third Reading Passed (128-7)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/28
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/3
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/7
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 279
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
- Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
- Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Agriculture, Department of
- Agriculture -see also- Farmland
- Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
- 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, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 710416/01 Offered on: March 28, 2009 at:
11:57 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (128-7)
Senate
- April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)