FRITCHEY-DELGADO-SCHOENBERG-GARRETT, KURTZ, FEIGENHOLTZ, DART, MAY, LANG AND BIGGINS. New Act Creates the Safe Egg Act. Prohibits the use of forced (starvation-induced) molting procedures on egg-laying hens. Makes violation a Class A misdemeanor. Provides for administration by the Department of Agriculture. Authorizes civil penalties and certain enforcement actions. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Agriculture) Impact on the Department for additional staff would total $290,000. This cost figure could potentially be higher dependent on the number of such operations within the State. JAN-29-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK JAN-29-2002 H FIRST READING JAN-29-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-30-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE AGRICULTURE FEB-05-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DELGADO FEB-06-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG FEB-06-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KURTZ FEB-06-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS FEB-07-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCHOENBERG FEB-07-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ FEB-08-2002 H FISCAL NOTE FILED FEB-08-2002 H COMMITTEE AGRICULTURE FEB-13-2002 H RE-ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CONSUMER PROT FEB-14-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART FEB-14-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MAY FEB-20-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GARRETT FEB-20-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LANG FEB-21-2002 H MOTION DO PASS-LOST 003-005-004 HCON FEB-21-2002 H REMAINS IN COMMITTEE CONSUMER PROT FEB-22-2002 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BIGGINS JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary