BILL · 1993–94 SESSION
SB 5996: Agricultural food products
Creating a legal claim for disparagement of agricultural food products.
Summary
- If a producer of a food product suffers damage from another person's dissemination of certain false information to the public regarding the product, the producer may bring a court action for damages.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5996), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 10, 1994
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Tim Erwin (R-44)
- Introduced
- January 10, 1994 in the Senate
- Last action
- March 11, 1994
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Tim Erwin (R-44)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5996 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5996 (2025–26) Commercial shellfish fees
- SB 5996 (2023–24) H-2A worker program data
- SB 5996 (2019–20) Fires/prevent, suppress
- SB 5996 (2017–18) Workplace sex harass./NDAs
- SB 5996 (2015–16) DOT transportation projects
- SB 5996 (2013–14) Cosmetology, barbering, etc.
- SB 5996 (2011–12) Contiguous land/current use
- SB 5996 (2009–10) Motor vehicles/B & O tx rate