Bills

SB 140: DOA; FIREWOOD; IMPORT; RESTRICTIONS; EXEMPTIONS

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2025-04-24

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-06-27: Act 240, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Prohibits the importation of firewood into the State unless the firewood is certified as heat-treated and labeled accordingly or the importation is authorized and permitted by the Department of Agriculture before importation.  Requires persons who import firewood into the State to maintain, and make available on request, records of imports for at least two years. (CD1)

Discussed in Hearing

Conference Committee1MIN
Apr 22, 2025

Conference Committee

Conference Committee1MIN
Apr 21, 2025

Conference Committee

House Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce5MIN
Mar 25, 2025

House Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce

House Standing Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems11MIN
Mar 14, 2025

House Standing Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment8MIN
Feb 5, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts8MIN
Feb 5, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs8MIN
Feb 5, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

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