Arizona 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 2108 — technical correction; state highways

Last action — House Second Reading

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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This bill died with 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The latest amendments to HB 2108 have shifted the focus from state highways to the egg inspection and grading program in Arizona. Specifically, the new version enhances the powers of the department to provide information and services related to egg handling and quality standards, as well as allowing for negotiation of cooperative agreements for inspection services with the federal government. This change is significant because it aims to improve egg quality oversight and ensure consumers have access to better information regarding egg products, which could enhance food safety and market standards.

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PREFILED JAN 03 2024 REFERENCE TITLE:
Fifty-sixth Legislature Transportation & Infrastructure Second Regular Session H.B.
technical correction;
2108 PROPOSED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.
state highways State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session HB 2108 Introduced by Representative Cook AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 28-7046, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
2108 (Reference to printed bill) Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:
RELATING TO STATE HIGHWAYS AND ROUTES.
"Section 1.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - HB 2108 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 3-710, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
Section 1.
3-710.
Section 28-7046, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
Powers and duties;
28-7046.
state preemption;
Opening, altering or vacating highway;
egg promotion program;
review of order A.
prohibition A.
If the director or the board desires to establish, open, relocate, alter, vacate or abandon a state highway or a portion of a state highway, the director shall make and deliver a written report to the board describing the highway or portion of the highway to be affected.
The department may acquire and distribute to interested persons useful information relative to preparing for market, handling, purchasing, transporting, storing and marketing eggs and egg products, including demonstrating how to classify eggs and egg products in accordance with the uniform standards and grades prescribed pursuant to this chapter.
If the board decides that the public convenience will be served, it THE BOARD shall enter a resolution on IN its minutes approving the proposed action and authorizing the director to proceed and to acquire any property for the action by condemnation or otherwise.
The superior court may review by certiorari the action of the board establishing, opening, relocating, altering, vacating or abandoning state highways.
The department may issue in booklet form copies of this article containing complete descriptive terms as to shell, aircell, white, yolk and germ, and may change definitions of terms and grades as they are made and promulgated by the United States department of agriculture.
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On request of the United States government, and others, the director may negotiate and sign cooperative agreements to provide inspection and grading services and charge and receive payment for the reasonable cost of such services.
The monies received for such services shall be deposited in the state egg inspection trust fund established by section 3-717.
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When the production of papers, books and records relating to any matter under investigation is deemed advisable, the director may apply to the superior court in any county for an order requiring the production of the papers, books and records.
If the court is satisfied that the papers, House Amendments to H.B.
2108 books and records are pertinent to the matter under investigation, their production shall be ordered.
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A complaint filed with the department charging a noncompliance with or violation of any provision of this article shall be in writing and signed by the complainant.
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The supervisor and inspectors shall enforce this article in conformity with rules adopted by the director.
The refusal of an officer authorized under this article to carry out the orders and directions of the director in the enforcement of this article or prosecutions under this article is neglect of duty.
The director shall make and enforce such rules as the director deems necessary to carry out this article.
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An inspector may enter and inspect any place or conveyance within this state over which the inspector has supervision where eggs are produced, candled, incubated, stored, packed, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped, transported or sold, and may inspect all invoices and eggs and the cases and containers of the eggs and equipment found in the places or conveyances, and may take for inspection representative samples of the invoices, eggs and cases or containers for the purpose of determining whether or not any provision of this article has been violated.
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An inspector, while enforcing this article, may seize and hold as evidence an advertisement, sign, placard, invoice, case or container of eggs or egg products or all or any part of any pack, load, lot consignment or shipment of eggs or egg products packed, stored, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped, transported or sold in violation of any provisions of this article.
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The department may prescribe minimum standards for egg processing plants and sanitary standards for processing shell eggs.
The department shall establish these standards by rule.
Chemicals used in egg processing plants, sanitizers used in egg processing, egg soaps, egg oil and other substances used in processing shell eggs are subject to the approval of the director.
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2108 J.
The director shall adopt rules for poultry husbandry and the production of eggs sold in this state.
This subsection does not apply to egg producers operating or controlling the operation of an egg ranch that has fewer than twenty thousand egg-laying hens producing eggs.
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Consistency of poultry husbandry practices for the production of eggs is a statewide matter.
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The regulation of poultry husbandry practices related to the production of eggs is not subject to further regulation by a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state.
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The director may:
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Establish an egg promotion program to provide certification, inspection and grading services and may prescribe, by rule, fees for those services.
Except as provided in paragraph 3 of this subsection, Monies collected from the fees shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state egg inspection trust fund established by section 3-717.
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Adopt rules to administer the egg promotion program, including participation guidelines, use requirements for department trademarks and certification marks and other rules the director deems necessary.
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Conduct inspections to ensure compliance with the trademark and certification mark rules adopted pursuant to this subsection.
The monies collected from fees for an inspection conducted pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state egg inspection trust fund established by section 3-717.
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THE DIRECTOR MAY NOT PROHIBIT THE SALE OF EGGS ON THE BASIS OF BARN OR CAGE SIZE." Amend title to conform DAVID L.
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The bill prohibits the sale of eggs based on barn or cage size, while also amending the powers and duties regarding egg promotion and inspection.

  • Section 3-710

    THE DIRECTOR MAY NOT PROHIBIT THE SALE OF EGGS ON THE BASIS OF BARN OR CAGE SIZE.

    This adds a new prohibition against regulating egg sales based on the housing conditions of the hens.

Action History

  1. House Second Reading

  2. House First Reading.

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Who sponsors HB 2108?
HB 2108 is sponsored by David L. Cook.
What is the current status of HB 2108?
This bill died with 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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