Silviculture/Sawmill/Clarify/Definitions/Add

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act clarifies what constitutes a sawmill under Delaware law and adds definitions related to agriculture and silviculture. This Act recognizes forest products as unadulterated materials and makes clear their importance to support a thriving industry that maintains sustainable and healthy forests. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 18, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in Senate · Senate Agriculture
2. Mar 15, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits · Senate Agriculture
3. Apr 27, 2023SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 30 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
4. May 4, 2023SenateAmendment SA 2 to SB 30 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
5. May 4, 2023SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 30 - Stricken in Senate
6. May 4, 2023SenateAmendment SA 2 to SB 30 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
7. May 4, 2023SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT19–0 vote
8. May 5, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Agriculture Committee in House · House Agriculture
9. Jun 6, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 7 On Its Merits · House Agriculture
10. Jun 13, 2023HousePassed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT36–0 vote
11. Jun 28, 2023GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 22 cosponsors: 16 Democrats, 6 Republicans.

• RH Russell HuxtableD Primary sponsor · District 6
• WJ William J. CarsonD Joint sponsor · District 28