Maryland Senate Bill 557 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-19 - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale within the State specified food fish or shellfish unless the person identifies the species of food fish or shellfish in a specified manner; prohibiting a person from knowingly misidentifying the species of specified food fish or shellfish on a label, sign, or menu; prohibiting a person from knowingly selling or offering for sale within the State specified crab products identified as "blue crab" except under specified conditions; etc.

Food Fish and Shellfish - Labeling and Identification Requirements (Maryland Seafood Authenticity Act)

Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. John Astle [D]	Sen. James Brochin [D]	Sen. William Ferguson [D]
Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Roger Manno [D]
Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-19	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn
2015-02-18	Senate	Hearing cancelled
2015-03-03	Senate	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-06	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0557?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/sb/sb0557f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/sb0557_ehe.pdf