AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- FORCE-FED POULTRY PRODUCTS (Prohibits force-feeding to create a force-fed poultry product nor hire another to engage in force feeding of a poultry product. Violations subject to a civil penalty.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2023
Last action Jun 8, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 7, 2023
How they voted
59–5
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 74
Jun 7, 2023
D
Democratic64
89% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
55% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 8, 2023
Committee
06/08/2023 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/07/2023 House read and passed
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/01/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
03/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2023
Legislature · Passed
02/12/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/14/2023)
legislature
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
02/08/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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