| Measure Title: | RELATING TO ORGANIC LABELING. |
| Report Title: | Organic Agricultural Products; Labeling |
| Description: | Prohibits the labeling of agricultural products as "organic" unless the method of production has been so certified. Requires certifying agents to register and be accredited by the USDA. Establishes administrative penalties. (SD1) |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | INOUYE, ENGLISH, ESPERO |
| Current Referral: | AGR, CPC |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2003 | S | Introduced and passed First Reading. |
| 1/22/2003 | S | Referred to WLA, JHW. |
| 1/31/2003 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by WLA on 02-05-03 at 1:15 pm in conference room 224. |
| 2/5/2003 | S | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. |
| 2/5/2003 | S | The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Inouye, Espero, Aduja, English, Whalen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 2/12/2003 | S | Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 145) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JHW. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JHW. |
| 2/19/2003 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by JHW on 02-25-03 at 8:30 am in conference room 229. |
| 2/27/2003 | S | The committee(s) on JHW recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JHW were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hanabusa, Chun Oakland, English, Ihara, Kawamoto, Hogue; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. |
| 2/28/2003 | S | Reported from JHW (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 780) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. |
| 2/28/2003 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-03. |
| 3/4/2003 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/4/2003 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 79) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/6/2003 | H | Pass First Reading. |
| 3/10/2003 | H | Referred to AGR, CPC/JUD, referral sheet 23. |
| 3/13/2003 | H | Re-referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 26. |
| 3/14/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-03 at 8:30 am in House conference room 325. |
| 3/19/2003 | H | The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Abinsay, Sonson, Chang, Magaoay, B. Oshiro, Tamayo, Wakai, Jernigan, Marumoto, Ontai; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Herkes, Karamatsu, Schatz, Halford. |
| 3/21/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1047), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on CPC. |
| 3/21/2003 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting no and Representative(s) Bukoski, Finnegan, Fox, Pendleton, Say, Shimabukuro, Takamine excused. |
| 8/21/2003 | D | Carried over to 2004 Regular Session. |
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