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Chair moves to give HB 444 a favorable report after debate over seafood origin labeling
Summary
The Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee voted to give House Bill 444 a favorable report after the committee chair said the bill would require restaurants to provide origin information for seafood; the chair urged enforcement by the health department and the restaurant industry to comply with existing posting rules.
The chair of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee introduced House Bill 444 and moved to give it a favorable report at the committee meeting that convened shortly after 9:45 a.m. The chair said they were handling the bill for Representative Brown, who could not attend, and noted the bill arrived late in the session.
The chair framed HB 444 around consumer disclosure of origin for seafood served at restaurants, saying consumers "want to know where their…
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