Appropriations panel debates S.323 changes for farms, fees and hemp regulation
Committee counsel and members reviewed S.323 sections affecting farm permit eligibility, removal of large/medium farm fees proposed to be backfilled from the general fund, and a transfer of hemp licensing to the Cannabis Control Board; members asked for agency testimony and requested an amendment to strike fee sections pending appropriations clarification.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee on March 19 reviewed Senate Bill 323, a sprawling agriculture bill that includes changes to on‑farm permit eligibility, several program technical fixes and a package of fee and licensing changes that would shift some revenue and regulatory authority.
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