Became law as Public Act 04-203, signed June 3, 2004, 92 days after it was filed.
2004 Regular Session
Senate Bill 547
AN ACT CONCERNING FINES FOR BANNED INVASIVE PLANTS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To clarify that the penalty for importing, selling, purchasing, possessing, cultivating or distributing certain invasive plants is one hundred dollars per plant.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
2 co-sponsors
In the House of Representatives
5 co-sponsors
G. Kenneth Bernhard, Carl J. Dickman, John H. Frey, Diana S. Urban, Felipe Reinoso
Its course
March 3 to June 3, 2004, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action24 actions on 14 days
In the SenateMar 3 to Apr 2856 days
Environment CommitteeMar 3 to Mar 1512 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 15 to Mar 227 days
In the House of RepresentativesApr 28 to May 46 days
Waiting to be sentMay 4 to May 1814 days
With the GovernorMay 18 to Jun 316 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 28 · Adopted May 4
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Mar 3 – Apr 28
- Mar 3Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
- Mar 4Heard in Environment Committee
- Mar 15Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 22Judiciary Committee recommended it
- Apr 28The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
In the House of Representatives Apr 28 – May 4
- Apr 28Sent to the House of Representatives
- May 4The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A
To the Governor May 14 – Jun 3
- May 14Numbered Public Act 04-203
- May 18Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jun 3Signed by the Governor
All 24 actions, as published
- Mar 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 4PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 15Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Mar 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 18FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Mar 18FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Mar 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 6FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 6SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 6FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 28SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Apr 28SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Apr 28RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSESenate
- Apr 29FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 29HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- May 4HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 4HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 14PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 18TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 3SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor