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2006 SESSION
SB 349 Halal and kosher food; regulation of sale, penalty.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
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 with orthodox Hebrew religious requirements.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063809744 pdf
- 01/30/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 069030744-S1 pdf
- 02/22/06 House: Committee substitute printed 069040744-H1 pdf
- 03/06/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB349ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063809744
- 01/11/06 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/06 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/06 Senate: Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/30/06 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 069030744-S1
- 01/31/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/06 Senate: VOTE: (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/06 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/06 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/01/06 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
- 02/01/06 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/06 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 069030744-S1
- 02/01/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB349S1
- 02/02/06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/14/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/06 House: Read first time
- 02/14/06 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/22/06 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/06 House: Committee substitute printed 069040744-H1
- 02/23/06 House: Read second time
- 02/24/06 House: Read third time
- 02/24/06 House: Committee substitute agreed to 069040744-H1
- 02/24/06 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB349H1
- 02/24/06 House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 2-N)
- 02/24/06 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB349ER)
- 03/07/06 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 485 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/06/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485)