HB 510 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Agricultural Amendments

HB 510 requires Utah's Department of Agriculture and Food to study challenges in increasing local food availability within the state. The study will examine supply chains, crop production, agricultural workforce needs, and funding gaps for local food producers, including input from diverse farmers. The department must report findings and recommendations to the Natural Resources Committee by June 2026, with the study ending July 1, 2026 (sunset provision). The bill does not appropriate new funds or create direct regulatory changes.

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 26, 2025

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Amended Excerpts 2/24/2025 11:02:279 → Amended 2/24/2025 11:02:279 · 10 edits

MAJOR

This bill establishes a requirement for Utah's Department of Agriculture and Food to study barriers to local food availability, including supply chains, crop production, workforce issues, and funding. The study must include stakeholder input and propose potential funding solutions, with a required report due by June 2026. The legislation also sets a sunset date for the study provision, requiring repeal by July 1, 2026.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the agricultural study to include federal and state regulatory burdens on local food production, while removing a previous item about capital funding of local food production from the study requirements.

REQUIREMENT

New definition of 'local food' as agricultural products produced, processed, distributed, and sold to end consumers within Utah.

Mandatory stakeholder input requirement including diverse agricultural producers based on geography, operation size, and operation type.

Study must research production costs and economic impacts for implementing new crop types and modernizing equipment.

Study must research barriers to entry in agricultural careers, including small farm incubator program potential.

Study must research food supply chain gaps in aggregation, distribution, storage, and processing.

Department must propose funding solutions including grants, private investment, and state/federal funding sources.

Added 'federal and state regulatory burdens on local food production' to study topics while removing standalone 'capital funding of local food production' item.

TIMELINE

Report deadline set to June 2026 interim meeting of the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee.

Bill effective date set to May 7, 2025.

Sunset provision added requiring repeal of the local food study section by July 1, 2026.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 26, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Mar 6, 2025

Legislature · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate/ committee report favorable

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ comm rpt/ amended

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced

House Comm - Amendment Recommendation

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor