HOUSE BILL 167

Sponsored By:

Delegates Hucker, Anderson, Arora, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Cullison, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Howard, A. Kelly, Lafferty, Luedtke, Oaks, Reznik, S. Robinson, Stein, Waldstreicher, and Washington

Entitled:

Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from using, selling, or distributing specified commercial feed intended for use as poultry feed that contains roxarsone or any other additive that contains arsenic; authorizing a person to use, sell, or distribute specified commercial feed that contains histostat; providing for the termination of the Act under specified circumstances; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to provide a specified notification; and providing for a delayed effective date.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/24

First Reading Environmental Matters

1/25

Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.

2/1

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/8 at 1:30 p.m.

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/21

Favorable with Amendments {890411/1 Report Adopted

Special Order until 3/26 (Delegate Haddaway-Riccio) Adopted

3/22

Special Order until later today (Delegate McMillan) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate McMillan) {183021/1 Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/23

Third Reading Passed (102-27)

4/2

House Concur - Senate Amendments

Third Reading Passed (100-32)

Passed Enrolled

Senate Action

3/22

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/27

Favorable with Amendments {424836/1

Motion Special Order until 4/4 (Senator Colburn) Rejected (20-25)

Special Order until 4/4 (Senator Conway) Adopted

3/29

Favorable with Amendments {424836/1

Special Order until later today (Senator Middleton) Adopted

Favorable with Amendments {424836/1 Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) {943422/1 Adopted (26-20)

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/30

Special Order until later today (Senator Colburn) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) {853422/1 Adopted

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (32-14)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/22

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 652

Sponsored by:

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Sam Arora, District 19

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40

Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17

Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16

Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42

Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39

Delegate Shane Robinson, District 39

Delegate Dana Stein, District 11

Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture, Department of

Agriculture -see also- Farmland

Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc

Federal Government

Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk

Hazardous and Toxic Substances -see also- Asbestos; Radiatn.

Meat, Poultry, Seafood -see also- Clams; Crabs; Oysters

Notices

Bill affects the following Statute:

Agriculture

( 6-107.3 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

House

Number: 183021/01     Offered on: March 26, 2012   at: 5:01 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 890411/01     Offered on: March 24, 2012   at: 5:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 424836/01     Offered on: April 4, 2012   at: 12:42 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 853422/01     Offered on: April 5, 2012   at: 1:03 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 943422/01     Offered on: April 4, 2012   at: 12:42 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

House

Environmental Matters

Senate

Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 23, 2012: Third Reading Passed (102-27)

April 2, 2012: Third Reading Passed (100-32)

Senate

March 27, 2012: Motion Special Order until 4/4 (Colburn) Rejected (20-25)

March 29, 2012: Floor Amendment (Middleton) {943422/1 Adopted (26-20)

March 30, 2012: Third Reading Passed (32-14)