H.B. No. 0069

Crop and livestock damage.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Anderson, R.

 

AN ACT relating to agriculture; providing for liability for damaging agriculture ventures; providing damage calculations; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/25/02     Bill Number Assigned

2/11/02     H Received for Introduction

2/13/02     H Introduced and Referred to H05

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Rose, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Boswell, Johnson, L., McGraw, Robinson, Ross, Simpson and Thompson.

Excused:  Representative(s) Baker and Luthi.

Ayes 51    Nays 7    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/02     H05 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Childers, Diercks, Eyre, Hageman, Hessenthaler, McMurtrey, Petersen, Samuelson and Thompson

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/02     H Placed on General File

2/27/02     H Passed CoW

2/28/02     H Amendments Adopted

 

HB0069H2001/A

Page 2-line 10    Delete the line through "well" insert "and may award up to double the amount of these damages as well".  IEKEL

 

HB0069H2002/A

Delete the Iekel second reading amendment (HB0069H2001/A) and further amend as follows:

Page 1-lines 12 through 16    Delete.

Page 2-lines 1 and 2    Delete.

Page 2-line 4     Delete the line through "is" insert "(a)  In addition to any other remedy allowable by law, any person who, by willful or wanton misconduct, damages or destroys any farm product or livestock".

Page 2-line 8     After ", the" insert "shall be liable for damages as assessed by the court. The" .

Page 2-line 10    Delete "the damages, costs" insert "double the cost directly related to raising the farm product or livestock. The court may assess costs of litigation".

Page 2-line 11    After "and" insert "reasonable attorney"; after "fees" insert "." and delete balance of the line.

Page 2-line 13          Delete "(c)" insert "(b)".  LANDON, NAGEL

 

2/28/02     H Passed 2nd Reading

3/1/02      H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Stafford

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/02      S Received for Introduction

3/4/02      S Introduced and Referred to S05

3/6/02      S05 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barton, Geis, Meier and Vasey

Excused:  Senator(s) Cathcart

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/6/02      S Placed on General File

3/7/02      Died on General File