H.B. No. 0170

Commonsense consumption act.

 

Sponsored By:                    Representative(s) Hammons, McOmie and Quarberg and Senator(s) Aullman and Geis

 

AN ACT relating to livestock products; prohibiting civil liability based on long term consumption of qualified products as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/10/2005               Bill Number Assigned

1/12/2005               H Received for Introduction

1/13/2005               H Introduced and Referred to H05

1/21/2005               H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brown, Davison, Diercks, Hageman, Morgan, Powers and Samuelson

Nays:  Representative(s) Semlek

Excused:  Representative(s) Jackson

Ayes 7    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/21/2005               H Placed on General File

 

HB0170HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3                            After ";" insert "providing an exception;".

Page 2-line 9                            Delete "Livestock" insert "Agricultural".

Page 2-line 10                          After "livestock" insert ", crops for food or fiber, dairy products and any other product for human consumption from an agricultural operation".

Page 2-line 20                          After "livestock" insert ",food, fiber, dairy products and any other product for human consumption from an agricultural operation".

Page 3-line 5                            Delete "livestock" insert "agricultural".

Page 3-line 14                          Before "No" insert "(a)"; delete "livestock" insert "agricultural".

Page 3-line 15                          After "producer" insert ", wholesaler, broker".

Page 3-After line 21                 Insert:

"(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not preclude civil liability if:

(i)  The claim of injury or death is based on a material violation of a composition, branding or labeling standard prescribed by state or federal law; and

(A)  The claimed injury or death was actually and proximately caused by that violation; and

(B)  The violation was committed with intent to deceive or injure consumers or with actual knowledge that the violation was injurious to consumers.".  HAGEMAN, CHAIRMAN

 

1/26/2005               H Passed CoW

1/27/2005               H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0170H3001/ADOPTED

Page 3-After line 6                               Insert:

"(vii)  "Public aid organization" means any organization which provides food or drink to members of the public at a free or reduced charge.  Public aid organizations include, but are not limited to, organizations such as homeless shelters, soup kitchens and food banks;".

Page 3-line 8                            Delete "(vii)" insert "(viii)".

Page 3-line 15                          After "product" insert "or hospital, senior citizen center, nursing home or public aid organization".  HAMMONS

 

1/31/2005               H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Jorgensen, Latta, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Miller, Morgan, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Samuelson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt and White.

Nays:  Representative(s) Esquibel, Goggles, Hinckley, Landon, Meuli, Olsen, Robinson, Semlek, Simpson and Zwonitzer.

Ayes 50    Nays 10    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/1/2005 S Received for Introduction

2/1/2005 S Introduced and Referred to S05

2/9/2005 S05 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Geis, Johnson, Meier, Northrup and Vasey

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/9/2005 S Placed on General File

2/14/2005               S Passed CoW

2/15/2005               S Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0170S3001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-lines 14 thru 19                         Delete and renumber.

Page 3-line 21                          Delete "(viii)" insert "(vii)".

Page 4-line 6                            After "product" delete balance of line.

Page 4-line 7                            Delete through "organization".  SESSIONS

 

2/16/2005               S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Cooper, Geis, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Larson, Meier, Northrup, Peck, Scott, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Nays:  Senator(s) Boggs, Case, Coe, Decaria, Hanes, Job, Massie, Mockler, Nicholas, Schiffer and Sessions.

Conflicts:  Senator(s) Ross

Ayes 18    Nays 11    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 1

 

2/17/2005               H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Miller, Morgan, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Nays:  Representative(s) Hinckley, Lubnau, Meuli, Olsen and Simpson.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen

Ayes 54    Nays 5    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2005               Assigned Number HEA No. 0052

2/22/2005               H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0052

2/22/2005               S President Signed HEA No. 0052

2/24/2005               Governor Signed HEA No. 0052

2/24/2005               Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0091  Session Laws of Wyoming 2005.