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MO SCR33

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/12/2015

Primary Sponsor

Shalonn Curls

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges Missouri's Congressional delegation to support science-based data assessment for regulating modern agricultural technologies, including crop protection chemistries, genetically engineered traits, and agricultural nutrients

  • Opposes legislative or regulatory actions that would impose restrictions on agricultural technologies not grounded in sound science

  • Rejects the "precautionary principle" as a regulatory standard in favor of science-based evaluation methods

  • Recognizes agriculture as critical to Missouri's economic vitality through jobs, capital investment, farm income, and tax revenue

  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to each member of Missouri's Congressional delegation

Legislative Description

Urges the Missouri congressional delegation to support the use of science-based data to assess the impacts and regulation of modern agricultural technologies

Last Action

Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

3/16/2015

Committee Referrals

Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics3/16/2015

Full Bill Text

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