Fertilizers; Board of Agriculture et al, to adopt nonagricultural application regulations. (SB135)
Introduced By
Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Application of fertilizers. Requires a commercial applicator of fertilizers to obtain a soil analysis of the property on which he is applying a fertilizer and make that analysis available to the customer at the time the bill is paid. The bill provides a civil penalty of $500 for not providing the customer with the analysis. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/03/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083932333 |
01/03/2008 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
01/14/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB135) |
02/11/2008 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2008 | Committee substitute printed 083981333-S1 |
02/12/2008 | Read second time |
02/12/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/12/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 083981333-S1 |
02/12/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB135S1 |
02/12/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2008 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2008 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2008 | Communicated to House |
02/13/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
02/13/2008 | Read first time |
02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
02/20/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB135S1) |
02/20/2008 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (16-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2008 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/22/2008 | Assigned App. sub: Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources(Cox) |
02/27/2008 | Reported from Appropriations with amendment (23-Y 0-N) |
02/29/2008 | Read second time |
03/03/2008 | Read third time |
03/03/2008 | Committee amendments from ACNR rejected |
03/03/2008 | Committee amendment from Appropriations rejected |
03/03/2008 | Floor substitute printed 083987333-H1 (Scott, E.T.) |
03/03/2008 | Substitute by Delegate Scott, E.T. agreed to 083987333-H1 |
03/03/2008 | Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB135H1 |
03/03/2008 | Passed House with substitute (92-Y 7-N 1-A) |
03/03/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (92-Y 7-N 1-A) |
03/05/2008 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
03/08/2008 | Enrolled |
03/08/2008 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB135ER) |
03/08/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/10/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB135ER) |
03/11/2008 | Signed by President |
03/12/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/12/2008 | Signed by President |
03/27/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 686 (effective 7/1/08) |
Comments
This bill is absolutely unenforceable.The Dept of Ag can't enforce what it has on its plate now. As a member of the lawn care industry, I can say there are better ways to accomplish whatever control of fertilizers Mr. Stuart is attempting to get.