Department of Agriculture and Food Amendments
HB 346 requires the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food to annually have an independent accountant review accounts containing proceeds from agricultural marketing orders. These marketing orders are programs that help promote orderly markets and ensure fair returns for Utah's agricultural producers. The bill makes minor technical adjustments to existing law but does not involve new funding or affect other entities. This change applies solely to the department's internal accounting procedures for managing these specific funds.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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Introduced
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Mar 24, 2025
MINOR
This bill amends the Department of Agriculture and Food's functions to require annual audits of marketing order accounts and clarifies rulemaking procedures. The changes ensure financial oversight of marketing order proceeds and streamline administrative rule adoption.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Department of Agriculture and Food, but adds specific audit requirements for marketing order accounts.
REQUIREMENT
Requires marketing order accounts to be annually audited by an accountant approved by the commissioner, ensuring financial oversight of marketing order proceeds.
TECHNICAL
Corrected language in the rulemaking provision from 'adopt, according to' to 'in accordance with' Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Added formatting and structural changes to align with enrolled legislative copy standards, including page breaks and proper section numbering.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 8, 2025
Legislature · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House/ committee report favorable
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
House/ to standing committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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