Bill Sponsor
Delaware Senate Bill 304
Session 151
An Act To Amend Title 3 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Regulation Of Seeds.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Nov 2, 2022
Sponsors
Democrat
Stephanie L. Hansen
Democrat
William J. Carson
First Action
Jun 2, 2022
Latest Action
Nov 2, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
304
State
Delaware
Session
151
Sponsorship by Party
Summary
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".
Actions (7)
11/02/2022
Office of the Governor
Signed by Governor
06/30/2022
House
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
06/15/2022
House
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 7 On Its Merits
06/10/2022
House
Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House
06/09/2022
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
06/08/2022
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Environment & Energy) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
06/02/2022
Senate
Introduced and Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee in Senate
Sources
Record Created
Jun 3, 2022 2:21:57 AM
Record Updated
Nov 8, 2022 6:42:58 AM