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2005 SESSION

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HB 2837 Weights and measures; inspections.

Introduced by: Beverly J. Sherwood | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Weights and measures; inspections.  Eliminates (i) the annual minimum inspection of commercial weights and measures by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and grants the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services discretion to determine the frequency of inspections, and (ii) the required official inspection of new or used weights or measures. This bill also (i) allows the Commissioner to accept private companies' inspection of weights and measures as official inspections and (ii) requires that the Commissioner report annually to the General Assembly on the Department's testing and inspection activities for the weights and measures program including the number and frequency of inspections.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/05  House: Presented & ordered printed 059249504  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/05  House: Committee substitute printed 053956504-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2837ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0850)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/20/05  House: Presented & ordered printed 059249504
• 01/20/05  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/02/05  House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/05  House: Committee substitute printed 053956504-H1
• 02/03/05  House: Read first time
• 02/04/05  House: Read second time
• 02/04/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 053956504-H1
• 02/04/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2837H1
• 02/05/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/14/05  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amd (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/05  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/16/05  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/16/05  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/16/05  Senate: Amendments by Sen. Deeds agreed to
• 02/16/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/16/05  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/18/05  House: Senate amendments #1 and #2 agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  House: Senate amendment #3 rejected by House (4-Y 89-N)
• 02/18/05  House: VOTE: REJECTED (4-Y 89-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/23/05  House: House acceded to request
• 02/23/05  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/23/05  House: Delegates: Sherwood, Landes, Stump
• 02/23/05  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/23/05  Senate: Senators: Bolling, Ruff, Blevins
• 02/24/05  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/24/05  House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/05  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/05  Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2837ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 850 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0850)