Alaska
Bill passed requiring labeling of GE fish (SB 25)

Arizona
Bill passed regulating sale and labeling of seed (SB 1282)

Arkansas
Proposed bill

Colorado
Resolution (Boulder)

Florida
Bill passed regulating sale and labeling of seed (HB 1717) | SB 858 (substituted for HB 1717)

Georgia
Senate bill regulating sale and labeling of seed

Massachussets
Resolution (Boston)

Michigan
Bill passed regulating sale and labeling of seed (SB 0777) | Resolution (Ann Arbor)

Minnesota
Resolution (Minneapolis)
Bill passed to protect wild rice DNA (HF1663) | News article, 5/29/07

New Mexico
Bill passed regulating sale and labeling of seed - Food Uniformity Act (HB 4167)

Ohio
Bill passed regarding sale and labeling of seed (HB 66)

Oklahoma
Bill passed regulating sale and labeling of seed (HB 1471)

Pennsylvania
House bill regulating sale and labeling of seed | Article regarding bill (may make local & county GE crop bans illegal)

South Dakota
SB179 - allows seed patent holders to enter private property to take crop samples to determine seed infringement | SB152 - allows state Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing sale, storage and transportation of seed

Texas
Bill passed regulating sale and labeling of seed (HB 2313)

Vermont
Bill regarding liability from use of GE seeds and plant parts (passed by the Senate April 2005, to be voted on by the House in January) | GE-Free Vermont website | BIO Statement: Vermont House of Representatives Affirms Protection for Farmers, 1/4/06 | S.18 - liability resulting from the use of genetically engineered seeds and plant parts (vetoed by Governor Douglas on 5/15/06)

West Virginia
Bill passed regulating sale and labeling of seed (SB 580)

Alameda (Anti-GE)
Website

Butte (Anti-GE)
Ordinance
Ballot initiative – 9,649 signatures
Defeated: 39% For; 61% Against ( November 2004)

Fresno (Pro-GE)
Resolution
Passed: Board of Supervisors 5 For; 0 Against (November 2004)

Humboldt (Anti-GE)
Ordinance
Information from Humboldt State University
Ballot initiative – 7,000 signatures Defeated: 35% For; 65% Against (November 2004)
http://www.growgmofree.org (preparing another attempt in 2006)

Kern (Pro-GE)
Resolution
Passed (April 2005)

Kings (Pro-GE)
Resolution
Passed: Board of Supervisors 5 for; 0 Against (February 2005)

Lake (Anti-GE)
Ordinance
Defeated: Board of Supervisors 2 for; 3 Against (October 2005)

Madera (Pro-GE)
Resolution

Marin (Anti-GE)
Ordinance
Ballot initiative – 12,000 signatures
Passed: 61% For; 39% Against (November 2004)

Mendocino (Anti-GE)
Ordinance
Impartial Analysis
Ballot Statement in Favor of Measure H
Rebuttal to argument in Favor of Measure H
Ballot Argument Against Measure H
Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure H
Measure H -2,579 signatures obtained
Passed: 56% For; 44% Against (March 2004)

San Benito (Pro-GE)
Resolution
Passed: Board of Supervisors 5 for; 0 Against (February 2006)

San Joaquin (Pro-GE)
Resolution
Passed: Board of Supervisors 5 for; 0 Against (February 2006)

San Luis Obispo (Anti-GE)
Ordinance
Ballot initiative – 11,000 signatures
Defeated: 41% For; 59% Against (November 2004)

Santa Barbara (Anti-GE)
Website

Santa Cruz (Anti-GE)
Ordinance
Passed: Board of Supervisors 5 For; 0 Against (June 2006)

Solano (Pro-GE)
Resolution
Passed (April 2005)

Sonoma (Anti-GE)
PDF (4 Mb) | Measure M | Voter's Pamphlet (indicating text deleted due to court ruling on 9/21/05)
45,387 signatures (29,000 needed for ballot) - to be decided by Board of Supervisors 2/16/05
Defeated: 44% For; 56% Against (November 2005)

Stanislaus (Pro-GE)
Resolution
Passed: Board of Supervisors 5 For; 0 Against (August 2005)

Sutter (Pro-GE)
Resolution
Passed (April 2005)

Trinity (Anti-GE)
Ordinance
0 signatures
Passed: Board of Supervisors 3 For; 2 Against (August 2004)

Tulare (Pro-GE)
Resolution
Passed (April 2005)

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