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SB 1708: Labeling of Beef

GENERAL BILL by Bullard

Labeling of Beef; Requiring persons or entities operating restaurants, eating places, markets, or packinghouses to mark beef containing “pink slime” with certain words; authorizing enforcement by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; providing criminal penalties, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Agriculture
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Regulated Industries (RI)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2013 Senate • Filed
    3/7/2013 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Regulated Industries; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 180
    • Introduced -SJ 180
    3/13/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/18/13, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Agriculture

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  • SB 1708, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2013 at 12:06 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1375 Pink Slime Kerner Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Local and Federal Affairs Committee
    Location: In committee/council (LFAC)
    H 1377 Beef Labeling Kerner Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ANRS)
    S 1706 Pink Slime in Meat Products Bullard Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Agriculture
    Location: In committee/council (AG)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    877.06 Labeling of beef not slaughtered according to state or United States standards; enforcement; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)

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