MD SB761 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-09 - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-09 - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing requirements for the form and content of specified livestock production contracts; establishing that contract producers have specified rights; prohibiting specified contractors from engaging in or allowing their employees or agents to engage in specified practices; establishing specified civil and criminal penalties for violation of the Act; providing for enforcement of the Act; etc.
Title
Farmers' Rights Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2016-03-09 | Senate | Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
2016-02-05 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
Subjects
Agents and Brokers
Agriculture
Animals
Attorney General
Attorneys' Fees
Civil Actions
Commercial Law - Generally
Contractors
Contracts
Court Costs
Crimes and Punishments
Damages
Disclosure
Discrimination
Equipment
Fines
Food
Fraud
Harassment
Health
Interstate Affairs
Investments
Licenses
Liens
Meat, Poultry, Seafood
Mediation
News Media
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Postal Service
Privacy
Records
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Salaries and Compensation
Subpoenas
Theft
Weights and Measures
Work, Labor and Employment
Agriculture
Animals
Attorney General
Attorneys' Fees
Civil Actions
Commercial Law - Generally
Contractors
Contracts
Court Costs
Crimes and Punishments
Damages
Disclosure
Discrimination
Equipment
Fines
Food
Fraud
Harassment
Health
Interstate Affairs
Investments
Licenses
Liens
Meat, Poultry, Seafood
Mediation
News Media
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Postal Service
Privacy
Records
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Salaries and Compensation
Subpoenas
Theft
Weights and Measures
Work, Labor and Employment