HB153: Halal food; regulation of sale, penalty.
Chief Patron
Del.
Kenny Alexander (D-89)
Kenny Alexander
(D-89)
Norfolk, VA
Served: 2002–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/31/2006: signed by governor
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- 12/28/2005 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066045208
- 12/28/2005 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/2006 Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Civil Law
- 01/24/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB153)
- 02/08/2006 Referred from Courts of Justice
- 02/08/2006 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/09/2006 Reported from ACNR with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/2006 Committee substitute printed 062057208-H1
- 02/11/2006 Read first time
- 02/13/2006 Read second time
- 02/13/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 062057208-H1
- 02/13/2006 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB153H1
- 02/14/2006 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 3-N)
- 02/14/2006 VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 3-N)
- 02/14/2006 Communicated to Senate
- 02/15/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/2006 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/19/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB153H1)
- 02/20/2006 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2006 Floor substitute printed 062058744-S1 (Howell)
- 02/22/2006 Read third time
- 02/22/2006 Reading of substitute waived
- 02/22/2006 Substitute by Senator Howell agreed to 062058744-S1
- 02/22/2006 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB153S1
- 02/22/2006 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2006 Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2006 Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 2-N)
- 02/24/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 2-N)
- 02/28/2006 Enrolled
- 03/01/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB153ER)
- 03/01/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB153ER)
- 03/01/2006 Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/2006 Signed by President
- 03/31/2006 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 392 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/06/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0392)
Summary
Labeling of foods as kosher or halal; penalty.
Prohibits the willful selling of food or food product labeled or
displayed for sale representing the food or food product as kosher
or halal without indicating the authority for such designation or
providing a toll-free number or website to access the information.
Violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor. The bill also
repeals the section regulating the sale of kosher meat and meat preparations
in accordance orthodox Hebrew religious requirements.
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