TO AMEND VARIOUS LAWS CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
HB 1516, now Act 326, amends various laws related to the Department of Agriculture but does not specify concrete policy changes in the provided context. The bill's title indicates it modifies existing agricultural regulations, but the actual provisions, affected parties, or key mechanisms are not detailed in the available text. Since the context lacks bill text describing specific amendments or impacts, a substantive summary cannot be provided. Procedural details confirm it passed both chambers and became law on March 18, 2025. Without the amended text, no further factual summary is possible.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 326
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HB 1516
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill transitioned from Act 326 to HB 1516, removing the approval date and adding new document formatting elements like session information and bill number. This appears to be a technical revision for legislative tracking rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date (3/18/25) that was present in the previous Act 326 version
Added new document header information including session details and bill number formatting
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1516 is now Act 326
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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