Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rural Communities, Land Use, and Water Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 2674
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish control areas for growing commodities that are genetically engineered agricultural or horticultural plant products.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish control areas for growing commodities that are genetically engineered agricultural or horticultural plant products. Makes genetically engineered commodity grown outside authorized control area subject to eradication. Requires department to establish program for regulating growing of genetically engineered commodities not approved for unregulated use. Requires department to establish program to provide financial assistance to persons claiming damages from improper growing of genetically engineered commodities. Establishes fund and appropriates fund moneys to department for payment of financial assistance. Imposes fee on purchaser of proprietary genetically engineered commodity propagants and directs fee moneys to fund. Requires department to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly regarding implementation and administration of control area, genetically engineered crop regulation and financial assistance programs. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2015.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 12 to July 6, 2015, 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Jul 6 · stopped175 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 12 to Jan 164 days
Rural Communities, Land Use, and WaterJan 16 to Jul 6 · stopped171 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 Jan 12 – Jul 6
- Jan 12Introduced
- Jan 16Sent to Rural Communities, Land Use and Water
- Mar 5Heard in Rural Communities, Land Use and Water
- Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 12First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 16Referred to Rural Communities, Land Use and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives