2016-02-05                     House Journal                      Page 1580
                      REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HJR 28                                                                                                                        
The House Special Committee on Fisheries considered:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 28                                                                                               
    Opposing the United States Food and Drug Administration's                                                                   
    approval of AquaBounty AquAdvantage genetically engineered                                                                  
    salmon; urging the United States Congress to enact legislation that                                                         
    requires prominently labeling genetically engineered products                                                               
    with the words "Genetically Modified" on the product's                                                                      
    packaging; and encouraging the restoration of wild, native                                                                  
    populations of salmon in areas where development has negatively                                                             
    affected salmon.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 28(FSH)                                                                                   
    Opposing the United States Food and Drug Administration's                                                                   
    approval of AquaBounty AquAdvantage genetically engineered                                                                  
    salmon; urging the United States Congress to enact legislation that                                                         
    requires prominently labeling genetically engineered products                                                               
    with the words "Genetically Modified" on the product's                                                                      
    packaging; and supporting the efforts of the state's congressional                                                          
    delegation to delay the confirmation of the new commissioner of                                                             
    the United States Food and Drug Administration until the United                                                             
    States Food and Drug Administration agrees to require labeling                                                              
    for genetically engineered salmon.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Stutes, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (4):  Herron, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Stutes                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHJR 28(FSH):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Legislative Agency                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HJR 28 was referred to the Labor & Commerce Committee.