FOOD SAFETY – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the regulation of nonretail activities subject to the food and drug administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act; to provide for the transition of existing contracts and contracting authority; to provide for administration and enforcement; to provide for inspections; to provide for violations and penalties; and to provide for produce that is in violation of specified law or rules.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Feb 9, 2018
Signed Mar 20, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2018 · House Mar 12, 2018
How they voted
50–0
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 26, 2018
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican44
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2018
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2018 Session Law Chapter 216 Effective: 07/01/2018
lower
Mar 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
lower
Mar 12, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Agricultural Affairs
upper
Feb 26, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0)
senate
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
upper
Feb 12, 2018
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs
lower
Feb 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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