Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 2739
Allows cause of action against patent holder for genetically engineered organism present on land without permission of owner or lawful occupant.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Allows cause of action against patent holder for genetically engineered organism present on land without permission of owner or lawful occupant. Allows court to award prevailing plaintiff costs, attorney fees and treble economic damages.
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
4 co-sponsors
Its course
February 1 to July 7, 2017, 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.
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 Feb 1 – Jul 7
- Feb 1Introduced
- Feb 8Sent to Judiciary
- Mar 16Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 18Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 24Judiciary reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- May 23Heard in Rules
- Jul 7Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Feb 1First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 8Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Mar 16Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 18Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 24Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Apr 24Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- May 23Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives