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Committee passes house drafts for 12 agriculture‑related bills; most advanced with technical amendments
Summary
At its Feb. 11 decision meeting the committee passed house draft 1 on a package of agriculture bills (HB 1602, 2246, 1707, 2216, 2594, 2595, 2155, 2113, 2207, 1832, 2015 and 2152), adopting technical fixes, effective‑date placeholders and a mix of policy clarifications requested by agencies and stakeholders.
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food Systems concluded its Feb. 11 decision session by passing house drafts 1 for a package of bills covering grant administration, transportation reimbursements, loans, studies, working groups, statistics, natural‑resource projects, invasive‑species rules, aquaculture, coffee labeling and livestock protections.
For each measure the chair recommended and the committee adopted technical edits including clarifying language from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity where requested, report or deadline changes (for example, setting some reporting deadlines to 20 days prior to the convening of each regular session),…
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