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PA SB988
Bill
Status
Introduced
9/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judy Schwank
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AI Summary
- Establishes a crop insurance premium rebate program providing $5 per acre for farmers who plant cover crops on insured land
- Defines "cover crop" as grasses, legumes, and forbs used primarily for erosion control, soil health improvement, and water quality improvement, managed according to USDA guidelines
- Prohibits rebates for acres already receiving federal or state grant funding for cover crop planting to prevent double-dipping
- Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to cooperate with the USDA Risk Management Agency and develop verification procedures for cover crop planting
- Takes effect 60 days after enactment and includes a "supplement not supplant" provision ensuring appropriations add to rather than replace existing funding sources
Legislative Description
In crop insurance, further providing for definitions, for crop insurance financial assistance and for funding.
Last Action
Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs
9/4/2025
Committee Referrals
Agriculture & Rural Affairs9/4/2025
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