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2007 SESSION
SB 1219 Lawful fence; amends definition thereof.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Lawful fence; definition. Amends the definition of a lawful fence for fences of barbed wire and fences of boards. The definition of a lawful fence is also expanded to include any fence that is at least 42 inches high, constructed from materials sold for fencing and appropriate for the confinement of livestock, and installed so that livestock cannot creep through the fence. The bill also grants the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services the authority to adopt rules and regulations to provide greater specificity as to the requirements of lawful fencing.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078810732 pdf
- 01/31/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 078810732-E pdf
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1219ER) pdf
- 04/03/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0574) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078810732
- 01/10/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/07 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/07 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/31/07 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/31/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1219E
- 01/31/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 078810732-E
- 02/01/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/06/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/07 House: Read first time
- 02/06/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/07 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/16/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 House: Read second time
- 02/21/07 House: Read third time
- 02/21/07 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1219ER)
- 03/07/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 574 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/03/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0574)