Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 3554
States that State Department of Agriculture authority to establish control areas includes establishment for purpose of eradicating or excluding genetically engineered commodity plants.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
States that State Department of Agriculture authority to establish control areas includes establishment for purpose of eradicating or excluding genetically engineered commodity plants. Authorizes department to establish, upon petition or for cause, market production districts and to administer districts to provide for coexistence in manner that reduces or eliminates existing or potential conflicts between activities related to commercial production of commodity plants that are genetically engineered and activities related to commercial production of commodity plants that are not genetically engineered. Requires department to annually report to Legislative Assembly regarding market production district formation efforts. Requires retailer or wholesaler of genetically engineered agricultural seed or vegetable seed to annually report certain sales information to department.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
May 19 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 19 to Jul 6 · stopped48 days
Waiting for a committeeMay 19 to May 201 day
RulesMay 20 to Jul 6 · stopped47 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 May 19 – Jul 6
- May 19Introduced
- May 20Sent to Rules
- Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- May 19First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- May 20Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives