H.B. No. 0108

Food Freedom Act.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Wallis, Blake, Jaggi, Kroeker and Winters and Senator(s) Hicks

 

AN ACT relating to agriculture; creating the Wyoming Food Freedom Act; exempting certain sales from licensure, certification and inspection; providing definitions; providing conforming amendments; providing rulemaking authority; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/8/2013    Bill Number Assigned

1/9/2013    H Received for Introduction

1/11/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H10

1/18/2013   H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Coleman, Filer, Greene, Harvey, Kasperik, Reeder, Throne and Wilson

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/18/2013   H Placed on General File

 

HB0108HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 23          After "kitchen" delete ", and" insert "where".

Page 3-line 19          After "farm" delete "and" insert ","; delete "producer" insert "producers".

Page 4-line 11          Before "products" insert "food".

Page 5-line 8           After "Any" insert "food".

Page 5-line 10          After "the" insert "food".

Page 5-line 20          Delete "an outbreak of".

Page 6-line 2           After "purchasing" delete "goods or".

Page 6-line 5           After "or" insert "food".

Page 6-line 9           Before "products" insert "food".

Page 6-line 15          Before "products" insert "food".

Page 6-line 22          Before "products" insert "food".  HARVEY, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0108HW001/WITHDRAWN

 

HB0108HW002/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 4           After "amendments;" insert "providing for severability;".

Page 8 After line 12    Insert:

      "Section 3.  If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or suspended by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, such actions shall not affect other provisions or applications of this act or existing Wyoming law which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application; and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.".

Page 8-line 15          Delete "3." insert "4.".  WALLIS

 

HB0108HW003/FAILED

Page 1-line 4           After "amendments;" insert "providing an appropriation;".

Page 8-After line 12    Insert:

"Section 3.  There is appropriated to the attorney general from the general fund two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) to be used for legal and related costs incurred in any litigation arising from this act.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2014."

Page 8-line 15          Delete "3." insert "4.".  WALLIS

 

HB0108HW004/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 4           After "amendments;" insert "providing rulemaking authority;".

Page 1-line 9           Delete "11‑49‑103" insert "11‑49‑104".

Page 4-line 6           After "(b)" insert "Except as provided by W.S. 11‑49‑104 and".

Page 7-After line 3     Insert:

      "11‑49‑104.  Sale of custom processed meat; rulemaking authority.

(a)  Meat which is processed by a custom meat processor may be sold by a producer to an informed end consumer under this act if the meat is inspected and approved under the state meat inspection program developed pursuant to W.S. 35‑7‑123(a)(x).

(b)  The department of agriculture shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.". WALLIS

 

1/22/2013   H Passed CoW

 

HB0108H2001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 23          Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0108HS001/A) to this line; delete "and the food" insert "which kitchen".

Page 3-lines 16 through 20    Delete entirely including the standing committee amendment  (HB0108HS001/A) to these lines; insert:

"(a)  The purpose of the Wyoming Food Freedom Act is to allow for the sale and consumption of homemade foods and to encourage the expansion of agricultural sales by farmers markets, ranches, farms and home based producers and accessibility of the same to informed end consumers by:".  HARVEY

 

HB0108H2002/FAILED

Delete the Wallis committee of whole amendment (HB0108HW004/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 2-After line 16    Insert:

"(iii)  "Food", "food product" or "agricultural product" means products from agricultural commodities including crops for food or fiber, dairy products and any other product for human consumption from an agricultural operation, excluding meat.".

Page 3-line 3           Before "product" insert "food".

Page 3-line 8           Before "product" insert "food".

Page 6-line 3           Before "products" insert "food". 

Renumber as necessary.  NORTHRUP

 

1/23/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0108H3001/FAILED

Delete the Wallis committee of whole amendment (HB0108HW004/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 2-After line 16    Insert:

"(iii)  "Food", "food product" or "agricultural product" means products from agricultural commodities including crops for food or fiber, dairy products and any other product for human consumption from an agricultural operation, excluding meat.".

Page 3-line 3           Before "product" insert "food".

Page 3-line 8           Before "product" insert "food".

Page 6-line 3           Before "products" insert "food". 

Renumber as necessary.  NORTHRUP

 

1/24/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Nicholas, B., Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Wallis, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Blevins, Brown, Byrd, Connolly, Gay, Harshman, Larsen, Moniz, Northrup, Patton, Semlek, Throne and Walters

Excused:  Representative(s) Harvey and Miller

Ayes 45    Nays 13    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/25/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/25/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S05

2/26/2013   S05 Motion to Do Pass Failed in Accordance with Senate Rule 5-4

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Driskill and Hicks

Nays:  Senator(s) Emerich, Geis and Johnson

Ayes 2    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0