File Code: Agriculture
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 159
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Young, Colburn, Forehand, Madaleno, Middleton, and Montgomery
- Entitled:
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Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey
Establishing a Maryland standard of identity for honey; requiring the
standard to be applied to specified products; authorizing the
designation of specified products as honey; requiring specified
products to be distinguished from pure honey under specified
circumstances; authorizing specified persons to file an action to
enforce the Act in a specified court; authorizing the court to order
specified relief under specified circumstances; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
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Senate Action
- 1/20
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 1/25
- Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/21
- Favorable with Amendments {214935/1 Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/22
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 3/31
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Passed Enrolled
House Action
- 2/24
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/12
- Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/30
- Favorable with Amendments {500611/1 Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/2
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 189
Sponsored by:
- Senator Ronald N. Young, District 3
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Agriculture, Department of
- Attorney General
- Bees
- Circuit Courts
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Damages
- Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk
- Labeling
- Names
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Agriculture
- (
10-1901 through 10-1907
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
Senate
- Number: 214935/01 Offered on: February 21, 2012 at:
10:15 a.m. Status: Adopted
House
- Number: 500611/01 Offered on: April 4, 2012 at:
12:22 p.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
Senate
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House
- Environmental Matters
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- February 22, 2012: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- March 31, 2012: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
- March 31, 2012: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
