Requires the department of agriculture and markets to facilitate and expand an initiative to promote opportunities for farm ownership to farmers who are black, indigenous and people of color
Summary
Requires the department of agriculture and markets to facilitate and expand an initiative to promote opportunities for farm ownership to farmers who are black, indigenous and people of color; requires the department to submit a triennial report to the governor and the legislature regarding such initiative.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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What changed between versions
S3578
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S3578A
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MINOR
Bill S3578 was amended to S3578A with substantive changes to the reporting requirements and committee process. The most significant change is that the annual reporting requirement for the Department of Agriculture and Markets was changed to a triennial (every three years) reporting schedule. The bill also added language indicating the bill has been amended, reprinted, and recommitted to the Agriculture Committee.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the Department of Agriculture and Markets' reporting obligations was modified from annual to triennial reporting.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the reporting frequency from annual to triennial for the Department of Agriculture and Markets to report on farm ownership initiatives for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color farmers.
Removed language requiring the Department to 're-establish' opportunities for farm ownership, changing it to simply 'establish' opportunities.
PROCESS
Added procedural language indicating the bill has been amended, discharged from committee, and recommitted to the Agriculture Committee.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3578A
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
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