Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program; established.
Summary
Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program. Directs the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish and administer the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program (the Program). The bill provides that any dairy farmer that has a resource management plan or nutrient management plan and participates in the federal margin coverage program for dairy producers as contained in the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 is eligible to participate in the Program. Under the bill, each year a Program participant will receive a refund of its annual premium payment paid into the federal program. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Motion to refer to committee agreed to
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB954E
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105430D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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