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Senate committee clears housekeeping fix to seafood dealer license law
Summary
Sen. Sessions told the committee SP90 corrects a missing statutory reference from last year's seafood-dealer legislation; the sponsor described it as a consumer-health housekeeping change and the committee issued a favorable report.
Sen. Sessions presented SP90 to the Senate Health Committee as a housekeeping bill to restore a statutory provision omitted from a seafood-dealer licensing measure that passed last year. Sessions framed the change as related to consumer health and said the intent is to ensure citizens have access to ‘‘good, clean American seafood’’ rather than imported products he criticized.
A lighthearted exchange followed about bringing seafood samples to a future noon committee meeting. Committee members moved and seconded a favorable report, and the chair announced the bill was given a favorable report.
Next steps: SP90 received a favorable committee report and will proceed through committee and legislative scheduling.
