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HI HB1295

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2023

Primary Sponsor

Darius Kila

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a grant program within the Department of Agriculture to assist chicken or egg farmers in meeting costs of raising chickens for human consumption or egg laying

  • Provides grants to applicants operating farms with a specified number of chickens or less, with applicants required to have already spent money on chicken farming operations

  • Sets maximum grant amount per applicant (specific dollar amount not filled in bill) and requires grants be used exclusively for program purposes, prohibits use for entertainment or perquisites

  • Requires grantees to comply with all federal and state anti-discrimination laws, obtain insurance if requested, indemnify the state, and provide records to the Department of Agriculture for monitoring compliance

  • Appropriates unspecified funds to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to provide grants under this program (specific appropriation amount not filled in bill)

Legislative Description

Relating To Farms.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).

2/17/2023

Committee Referrals

Finance2/17/2023
Consumer Protection & Commerce2/9/2023
Agriculture1/30/2023

Full Bill Text

No bill text available