AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - SHELLFISH PACKING HOUSES (Establishes a dockside program to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to ensure that surf clams and/or other marine shellfish acquired in federal waters are done so in a sanitary fashion and in accordance with national standards.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 22, 2021
Last action Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2021
How they voted
34–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 29, 2021
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/29/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced
06/22/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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