HB 2497: DAB; BIOSECURITY GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY AGREEMENTS; LIABILITY; COSTS; WORKING GROUP
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-20: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Clarifies that the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and the counties, including officers, employees, and authorized agents of the Department and counties, shall not be liable for costs relating to the entering of private property to control or eradicate pests. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish a working group that comprises signatories of the biosecurity government-industry agreements for joint-decision making. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
2MINHouse Standing Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems
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