FIFTY-FIRST LEGISLATURESB 234/a

FIRST SESSION, 2013

March 1, 2013

Mr. President:

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 234

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO NOT PASS, but that

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL 234

DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 3, strike lines 2 through 5 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof a new subsection to read as follows:

         "C. The prohibitions in this section do not apply to a restaurant that describes a menu item using a geographic name provided for in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section; provided that the origin of any chile in the menu item is not misrepresented."".

                               Respectfully submitted,

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                               Richard C. Martinez, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 5 For 3 Against

Yes:      5

No:       Martinez, McSorley, Wirth

Excused: Lopez, Sanchez, M.

Absent:   None

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