Kentucky Senate Bill 92 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-06 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 28)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 261.200 to create, amend, and delete definitions; amend KRS 261.230 to require buying stations to be licensed, to require stockyards to annually identify dealers that conduct business with the stockyards, and to verify that dealers are properly licensed and bonded; amend KRS 261.240 to require buying stations to file monthly reports to the department regarding the number of livestock received and sold; amend KRS 261.250 to require buying stations to permit the department to inspect their business records; amend KRS 261.260 to require buying stations to be bonded and to require each facility to show independent proof of credit worthiness; amend KRS 261.270 to require buying stations to use certified weigh scales; amend KRS 261.280 to prohibit buying stations from misweighing livestock; amend KRS 261.990 to impose additional fines and penalties for stockyards and buying stations that violate provisions of the chapter; amend KRS 261.370 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 261 to require market agencies to be licensed by the department.

AN ACT relating to agriculture.

Sen. David Givens [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-06		signed by Governor (Acts ch. 28)
2012-03-27		delivered to Governor
2012-03-27		enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2012-03-22		enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2012-03-22		received in Senate
2012-03-21		3rd reading, passed 93-0
2012-03-15		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2012
2012-03-15		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-03-14		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2012-03-12		posted in committee
2012-02-02		to Agriculture & Small Business (H)
2012-02-01		received in House
2012-01-31		3rd reading, passed 36-0
2012-01-30		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 31, 2012
2012-01-27		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-01-26		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2012-01-11		to Agriculture (S)
2012-01-10		introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/SB92.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/SB92/bill.doc