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Committee approves $5 million carryover to fund agriculture economic development
Summary
The committee adopted PHS 1 to House Joint Resolution 31 to grant final approval for a contingent $5 million appropriation to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for an economic development initiative; the measure was reported favorably to the floor by voice vote and recorded roll call.
House Joint Resolution 31, as amended by PHS 1, was adopted in committee March 4, 2025, and reported to the House floor with a favorable recommendation. Committee records show the resolution received 20 yes votes, 0 no votes and 0 passes.
The substitute presented and adopted in committee grants final approval for a $5,000,000 contingent appropriation made in 2024 and designates those funds for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's economic development initiative. Representative Adam Bowling introduced the witnesses from the department: Brandon Reed, executive director at the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy, and Jacob Best, director of economic development at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Those witnesses identified themselves for the record but did not offer extended testimony during the committee's consideration.
Chair Petrie summarized the resolution's purpose: "This is the resolution that appropriates the $5,000,000 for agriculture's economic development, a separate fund, for Department of Agriculture to seek out economic development in the areas of agriculture throughout the Commonwealth." The resolution was described as a companion to Senate Bill 28.
The committee had no additional questions and called the roll. The committee reported HJR 31 with a favorable recommendation to the House floor; the bill packet includes the PHS 1 committee substitute and the committee report.
What happens next: HJR 31 will be transmitted to the full House for consideration on the floor and will appear with the committee report and submitted substitute language.
