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2001 SESSION

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HB 2729 Certification of organically produced foods.

Introduced by: Robert D. (Bobby) Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Certification of organically produced foods. Provides that the Commissioner or any third party authorized under federal law may certify foods as organically produced. The bill also provides that the Commissioner shall adopt regulations to conform the provisions of the Virginia Organic Food Act to any federal law or regulations relating to the definition of organic foods. The bill also (i) contains a delayed effective date until June 1, 2002, and (ii) requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study the feasibility and appropriateness of becoming a certifying agent under the Federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 for organically produced foods in Virginia and to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2001.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/01  House: Presented & ordered printed 013379876  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/01  House: Printed as engrossed 013379876-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2729ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0732)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/18/01  House: Presented & ordered printed 013379876
• 01/18/01  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 01/29/01  House: Reported from Rules with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/01  House: Read first time
• 02/02/01  House: Read second time
• 02/02/01  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/02/01  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/02/01  House: Printed as engrossed 013379876-E
• 02/03/01  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/01  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/01  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/12/01  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/01  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/01  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/01  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2729ER)
• 02/22/01  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 732 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0732)