Maryland House Bill 540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 14 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-14 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 15
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Altering specified definitions related to the regulation of milk products; repealing the limitation on the number of milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permits the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene may issue; repealing the requirement that an applicant for a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit operate a dairy farm with no more than 120 cows or goats in the herd; repealing the limit on the number of times a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit may be renewed; etc.

Public Health - Regulation of Milk Products - Revisions

Sen. Johnny Mautz [R]

2015-03-30 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-19 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (137-0) (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-14	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 15
2015-04-07	House	Returned Passed
2015-04-06	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2015-04-03	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2015-04-03	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2015-04-02	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2015-04-01	Senate	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-23	Senate	First Reading Finance
2015-03-20	House	Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2015-03-20	House	Second Reading Passed
2015-03-20	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2015-03-20	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2015-03-13	House	Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-11	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0540?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0540f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0540t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/Chapters_noln/CH_15_hb0540t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0000/hb0540.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0540_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0540_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0540,h-0500&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0540,s-0757&stab=02&ys=2015RS