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2020 SESSION

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SB 849 Lawn fertilizer; contractor-applicators.

Introduced by: T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Lawn fertilizer contractor-applicators. Authorizes the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to enter into an agreement with a locality to provide oversight and data collection assistance related to the requirements of certified lawn fertilizer contractor-applicators. Current law prohibits localities from regulating the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, use, application, storage, or distribution of fertilizers except by ordinance pursuant to certain requirements. The bill also reduces from 100 to 50 the total number of acres of nonagricultural land to which a contractor-applicator may apply lawn fertilizer and lawn maintenance fertilizer annually without submitting an annual report to the Commissioner. The bill increases from $250 to $1,000 the civil penalty imposed on a contractor-applicator for a violation of applicable regulations.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102703D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB849ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0413)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102703D
• 01/08/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/14/20  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/14/20  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 01/21/20  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/20  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/24/20  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/20  House: Read first time
• 02/13/20  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/13/20  House: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
• 02/17/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
• 02/19/20  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 5-N)
• 02/21/20  House: Read second time
• 02/24/20  House: Read third time
• 02/24/20  House: Passed House (63-Y 36-N)
• 02/24/20  House: VOTE: Passage (63-Y 36-N)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/27/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB849ER)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/27/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/10/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
• 03/10/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 03/23/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 413 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/23/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0413)