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2016 SESSION
HB 535 Beekeepers; limited liability.
Introduced by: Richard P. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Limited liability for beekeepers. Provides that a beekeeper shall not be liable for any personal injury or property damage that occurs in connection with his keeping and maintaining of bees, bee equipment, queen breeding equipment, apiaries, or appliances if he follows best management practices established in regulations adopted by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The immunity does not extend to intentional tortious conduct or acts of omissions that constitute gross negligence or negligence. The Board is directed to adopt initial regulations to be effective no later than November 1, 2016.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103592D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16104725D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB535ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0564) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103592D
- 01/09/16 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/14/16 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 02/01/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16104725D-H1
- 02/04/16 House: Read first time
- 02/05/16 House: Read second time
- 02/05/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16104725D-H1
- 02/05/16 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/05/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB535H1
- 02/08/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/25/16 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/16 Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB535ER)
- 03/02/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/16
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/29/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 564 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0564)