Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Communities Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 3133
Requires State Department of Agriculture to review laws regarding agricultural activities and develop recommendations for legislative changes department finds likely to increase employment in agricultural activities, and wages paid to persons employed in agricultural activities, without adverse environmental effects.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to review laws regarding agricultural activities and develop recommendations for legislative changes department finds likely to increase employment in agricultural activities, and wages paid to persons employed in agricultural activities, without adverse environmental effects. Requires Water Resources Department to review laws regarding agricultural activities and develop recommendations for legislative changes department finds likely, through provision for use of river water appropriations instead of water located in critical ground water areas, to increase employment in agricultural activities, and wages paid to persons employed in agricultural activities, without adverse environmental effects. Changes threshold amount for refund of certain moneys by State Department of Agriculture. Eliminates requirement that public member of State Board of Agriculture not be actively involved in agricultural industry. Expands authority of Agricultural Development Division of State Department of Agriculture. Removes specific authorization for department to consult with New Crops Development Board when collecting or disseminating information about crop production. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 9 to June 29, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to Jun 29 · stopped112 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 9 to Mar 112 days
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural CommunitiesMar 11 to Jun 29 · stopped110 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 9 – Jun 29
- Mar 9Introduced
- Mar 11Sent to Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Communities
- Jun 29Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Mar 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 11Referred to Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Communities with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives