Indiana Senate Bill 398 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-01-30 - Senator Walker added as coauthor
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Provides civil penalty authority to the state chemist under the agricultural ammonia law and subpoena authority to the state chemist under the agricultural ammonia law and commercial fertilizers laws. Provides that the state chemist may impose a civil penalty only according to a schedule recommended by the fertilizer advisory board. Amends the pesticide laws and the pesticide use and application laws as follows: (1) Expands the definition of "produce". (2) Makes changes to the qualifications of certain members on the pesticide review board. (3) Makes changes to the duties and rule making authority of the pesticide review board. (4) Exempts employees of nonprofit organizations from the annual pesticide applicator license fee. (5) Repeals registration requirements and fees for pesticide consultants. (6) Amends provisions of state pesticide law to apply to all pesticide products, including both chemicals and devices. (Current law applies only to chemicals.) (7) Makes changes to comply with federal pesticide laws. Amends the commercial feed laws as follows: (1) Adds and amends numerous definitions. (2) Adds a late fee for distributing feed before applying for a license. (3) Allows the state chemist to revoke, suspend, or place conditions on a commercial feed license that is not in compliance. (4) Makes changes to required labeling information. (5) Provides conditions that make commercial feed adulterated. (6) Adds authority to adopt rules concerning foods for specialty pets. (7) Increases the penalty for certain violations from a Class C infraction to a Class A infraction. Allows milk producers to sell raw milk to consumers under certain conditions. Makes technical changes.

State chemist issues.

Sen. James Banks [R]	Sen. Brent Steele [R]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Greg Walker [R]
Sen. John Waterman [R]	Sen. Carlin Yoder [R]	Sen. Richard Young [D]

2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate - Amendment 1 (Waterman), prevailed (Y: 30 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-30		Senator Walker added as coauthor
2012-01-30		Senators Waterman, R. Young and Steele added as coauthors
2012-01-30		Senator Tomes added as third author
2012-01-30		Senator Yoder added as second author
2012-01-30		Senator Banks added as first author
2012-01-30		Senator Mishler removed as first author
2012-01-30		Amendment 1 (Waterman), prevailed; Roll Call 95: yeas 30, nays 20
2012-01-30		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2012-01-24		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-01-09		First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2012-01-09		Authored by Senator Mishler

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0398
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN0398.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/SB/SB0398.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/SB/SB0398.2.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Srollcal/0095.PDF.pdf