2013-02-13                     House Journal                      Page 0268
HJR 5                                                                                                                         
The House Special Committee on Fisheries considered:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5                                                                                                
    Opposing the United States Food and Drug Administration's                                                                   
    preliminary finding relating to genetically engineered salmon;                                                              
    urging further examination of genetically engineered salmon;                                                                
    opposing AquaBounty's petition to produce genetically engineered                                                            
    salmon; and proposing, if AquaBounty's petition is approved, that                                                           
    its product should be labeled as "genetically modified."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5(FSH)                                                                                    
    (same title)                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Seaton, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (3):  Herron, Kreiss-Tomkins, Seaton                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (3):  Johnson, Gattis, Olson                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHJR 5(FSH):                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, House Special Committee on Fisheries                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HJR 5 was referred to the Resources Committee.