SB 304 DE

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This Act updates Chapter 15 of Title 3, the regulatory provisions for seeds, by making technical and substantive revisions. This Act makes the following corrections, in addition to technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual: 1. Updates the defined terms and reorganizes the terms into alphabetical order. 2. Corrects the names of plants. 3. Reorganizes the label requirements so there is a separate Code section for each category of seeds. 4. Updates the label requirements to align with federal law. 5. Adds references to applicable federal and state laws. 6. Corrects the enforcement provisions to align with current practices and terminology. 7. Repeals duplicative Code sections. 8. Uses gender neutral language. This Act adds all of the following: 1. Specific requirements for hermetically sealed seed. 2. That labels include a clear "Sell By" date. 3. Definitions for the terms "Department", “germination”, and “hard seed”. 4. Revises the definitions of "origin", "pure seed", and "variety".

• Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic · primary
• William J. Carson Democratic · primary

1. Jun 2, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee in Senate · upper
2. Jun 8, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Environment & Energy) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · upper
3. Jun 9, 2022 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
4. Jun 10, 2022 Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House · lower
5. Jun 15, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 7 On Its Merits · lower
6. Jun 30, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
7. Nov 2, 2022 Signed by Governor · executive