CHAPTER NUMBER: 257
File Code: Agriculture
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental -
Agriculture)
- Entitled:
-
Organically Produced Commodities
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish an organic
certification program that meets the requirements of the federal
Organic Food Production Act; repealing specified fees and requiring
the Secretary of Agriculture to set a fee, not to exceed $500, to
defray the cost of conducting field inspections and laboratory
analysis as required by the United States Department of Agriculture's
organic food program for accredited certifying agents; etc.
House Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/27
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
- 4/25
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 257
Senate Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Environmental Matters Comm.
- Departmental
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
- AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- FOOD -see also- KOSHER; MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD; MILK
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- PRIVACY
- RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
10-1401 ,
10-1402 ,
10-1403 ,
10-1406 ,
10-1407
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 620716/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 21, 2002 at:
10:52 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 22, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- Senate
- April 3, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
