S350 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by General Government Appropriations; Agriculture; Dean (Similar CS/CS/H 0069, Compare S 2348) Tomato Food Safety [EPSC]; Requires minimum food safety standards for producing, harvesting, packing, and repacking tomatoes. Authorizes the DOACS to inspect tomato farms, greenhouses, and packinghouses or repackers. Provides a presumption that tomatoes introduced into commerce are safe for human consumption under certain circumstances. Revises duties of the Division of Fruit and Vegetables for tomato food safety inspections, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2010. 10/07/09 SENATE Filed 12/09/09 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; General Government Appropriations 01/04/10 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/12/10, 4:00 pm, 37-S 01/12/10 SENATE CS by Agriculture; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 01/13/10 SENATE Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) 01/28/10 SENATE Now in General Government Appropriations; On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 02/04/10, 8:30 am, 401-S 02/04/10 SENATE CS/CS by- General Government Appropriations; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 02/05/10 SENATE Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) 02/08/10 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 03/02/10 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00032; On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/12/10, 4:00 pm, 37-S; CS by Agriculture; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00164; CS read 1st time on 03/02/10 -SJ 00153; Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00164; On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 02/04/10, 8:30 am, 401-S -SJ 00720; CS/CS by- General Government Appropriations; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 00164; CS read 1st time on 03/02/10 -SJ 00153; Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00165 03/18/10 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00268; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00268 03/23/10 SENATE Read 3rd time -SJ 00313; CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 1 -SJ 00313 03/25/10 HOUSE In Messages 04/08/10 HOUSE Received -HJ 00642; Referred to Calendar -HJ 00642 04/13/10 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for CS/CS/HB 69 -HJ 00666; Read 2nd time -HJ 00666 04/15/10 HOUSE Read 3rd time -HJ 00686; CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 00686; Immediately certified -HJ 00714 04/15/10 SENATE Ordered enrolled -SJ 00617 04/21/10 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 00720 04/27/10 Approved by Governor -SJ 00921; Chapter No. 2010-25 In addition to the above Bill History information, the Division of Legislative
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