HB357 Alabama 2013 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Weights and measures, registered service agent to conduct testing and inspection of devices, Agriculture and Industries Department to provide registration and regulation of agents, Board of Agriculture and Industries authorized to adopt a schedule of civil fines for violations, Secs. 8-16-1, 8-16-6, 8-16-7, 8-16-18 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> The Commissioner of Agriculture and
Industries is charged with annual testing of all
scales, weights, and measures used in making the
receipts and disbursements of supplies in every
institution for the maintenance of which monies are
appropriated by the Legislature</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require owners of weighing
and measuring devices to use a registered service
agent to perform such testing and inspections</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require a registered service
agent to register with the Department of
Agriculture and Industries</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize the department to
provide for the inspection of weighing and
measuring devices by registered service agent</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also authorize the Board of
Agriculture and Industries to adopt a schedule of
civil fines for violations related to weights and
measures</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 8-16-1, 8-16-6, 8-16-7, and
8-16-18, Code of Alabama 1975, to define registered service
agent and to provide further for the duties of the
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries with respect to a
registered service agent; to require the annual testing and
inspection of all weighing or measuring devices to be
performed by a registered service agent; and to authorize the
Board of Agriculture and Industries to adopt a schedule of
civil fines for violations related to weights and measures.
</p>
Subjects
Weights and Measures
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2013 | H | Delivered to Governor at 12:20 p.m. on May 7, 2013. |
| May 7, 2013 | H | Assigned Act No. 2013-212. |
| May 7, 2013 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 2, 2013 | H | Enrolled |
| May 2, 2013 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 820 |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 24, 2013 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 18, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry |
| April 16, 2013 | H | McCampbell intended to vote Yea |
| April 16, 2013 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 572 |
| April 16, 2013 | H | Holmes motion to Adjourn lost Roll Call 571 |
| April 16, 2013 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 7, 2013 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 28, 2013 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB357 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB357 Alabama 2013 Session - Enrolled |