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Committee lays over bill to report farmland down-payment assistance data
Summary
The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee laid over House File 2,784, a bill to require a data report on the farmland down-payment assistance program to better understand who is accessing loans for beginning farmers.
The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee on the floor laid over House File 2,784, a bill that would direct a data report on the farmland down-payment assistance program.
Representative Cheryl Bain moved the bill, describing it as “a data report that we already do for the farmland down payment assistance program.” Bain told the committee the report is intended to help policymakers see who is accessing beginning-farmer loans and where barriers to land access and capital persist.
The bill drew no public testimony and no extended debate. Chair Smith called for the voice vote; members signified approval and the committee approved the motion to lay the bill over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.
Supporters said the information could help shape future policy aimed at easing land access and financing for new and beginning farmers. No amendments, dollar amounts, or statutory text were debated during the committee hearing on this bill, and the bill contains no formal actions beyond being laid over.
The committee moved on to subsequent bills after approving the layover motion.
