Agriculture; amount which may be assessed on cotton sales increased

SB 207 proposes to increase the maximum amount that can be assessed on the sale of a cotton bale. Currently, certified commissions representing cotton producers can levy an assessment to promote the commodity. This bill would raise the maximum permissible assessment from one dollar ($1.00) to one dollar and thirty cents ($1.30) per bale. This change directly affects cotton producers and the commissions that determine and collect these annual assessments. The bill also includes minor technical updates to existing code language.