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SB 126 Forestry, Department of; use of methyl bromide gas fumigation.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Fumigation by Department of Forestry. Asserts that the Department of Forestry's preferred method of treatment of its forest tree nurseries is methyl bromide gas fumigation in pre-seeding land preparation under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's listed usage exemption QPS (Quarantine & Pre-Shipment). The bill allows the Commissioner to issue inspection certificates to certify that seedling shipments are apparently pest- and disease-free. This bill is identical to HB 239.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100848D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104515D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB126ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100848D
- 01/10/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/26/12 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104515D-S1
- 01/30/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/12 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104515D-S1
- 01/31/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB126S1
- 02/01/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/15/12 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/12 House: Read second time
- 02/17/12 House: Read third time
- 02/17/12 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/21/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB126ER)
- 02/21/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 101 (effective 7/1/12)
- 03/06/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101)