Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
House Agriculture panel reviews staffing baselines, working‑lands funding and a slate of bills including Paraquat and municipal regulation
Summary
Committee members discussed the Appropriations deadline and asked staff to compile 2019 vs. current staffing and budget comparisons; they also previewed several bills (Paraquat, rodenticides, municipal regulation, municipal 'right to grow', soils, baby‑food heavy‑metals) and considered reallocating parts of Working Lands funding between forestry and agriculture.
Chair and members of the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry committee spent the latter portion of the session focusing on internal priorities and pending legislation ahead of Appropriations deadlines.
The Chair told members the committee must provide recommendations to Appropriations by the end of next week and asked the group to prioritize which budget items and one‑time requests should be advanced. "We've been asked to let the Appropriations Committee know by the end of next week," the Chair said, stressing the need for comparative information before drafting the committee…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
