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Votes at a glance: Committee reports several agriculture bills favorably
Summary
The Senate agriculture committee reported multiple House and Senate bills favorably on April 14, including measures affecting LAFA meeting frequency, the Cotton and Grain Indemnity Fund, Structural Pest Commission procedures, certification renewal cycles, and bagasse storage; all motions were reported by voice and no roll-call tallies appear in the transcript.
During its April 14 meeting the Senate agriculture committee reported the following measures favorably (motions and outcomes recorded in the committee transcript):
- House Bill 332 (LAFA): change mandated meetings from four to a minimum of two; reported favorably (motion recorded: Senator Wheat).
- House Bill 344 (Cotton and Grain Indemnity Fund): raise maximum fund holdings from $12,000,000 to $25,000,000; reported favorably.
- House Bill 370 (assessment rate increase for the indemnity fund): raise assessment to increase annual collections from an average of about $626,000 to an estimated $1,252,000; reported favorably.
- House Bill 367 (Structural Pest Control Commission): align notice procedures with the Administrative Procedure Act (reasonable notice); reported favorably (Senator Faizy moved).
- House Bill 505 (certification card cycle): issue certification cards to match three-year renewal cycles; reported favorably (Senator Womack moved).
- Senate Bill 502 (bagasse storage): reported as amended to clarify bagasse is an intermediate product and to prohibit parish/municipal ordinances that ban storage when the material is stored per Department-approved BMPs; amendment 2,065 adopted to make the law effective on gubernatorial signature.
Most motions were made and reported by voice during the hearing; the transcript does not show recorded roll-call votes or tallies. Items reported favorably will proceed to the Senate calendar for further consideration.
