SB 207 Delaware Senate · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INVASIVE PLANTS.

Summary
This Act prohibits the import, export, sale, transport, distribution, or propagation of any plant identified by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, with the advice of the Delaware Native Species Commission, as an invasive plant. This Act also requires that plants identified as potentially invasive be sold with a tag that identifies the plant as potentially invasive. A violation of this Act may result in a civil penalty of $50 to $500, but only after the person has had the opportunity for an administrative hearing and the opportunity to come into compliance with this Act. This Act takes effect July 1, 2022.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2020 Last action Mar 12, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced
Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Environmental & Natural Resources) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Environmental & Natural Resources Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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