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HB 226                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 226 "An Act relating to the sale, offer for sale,                                    
representation, and labeling of food or other agricultural products as                              
organic, and to the state organic certification program; and providing                              
for an effective date" was read the second time.                                                    
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill                                 
be advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                                   
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
HOUSE BILL NO. 226 was read the third time.                                                         
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall HOUSE BILL NO. 226 "An Act relating to                                   
the sale, offer for sale, representation, and labeling of food or other                             
agricultural products as organic, and to the state organic certification                            
program; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

2003-05-21                     Senate Journal                      Page 1726
HB 226                                                                                              
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
Effective Date                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                   
Guess, Hoffman, Lincoln, Ogan, Olson, Seekins, Stevens B, Stevens                                   
G, Taylor, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                              
                                                                                                    
and so, HOUSE BILL NO. 226 passed the Senate.                                                       
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                      
vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective                             
date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was                                  
signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the House.