HB1034
Local Food and Farming Infrastructure Fund and Grant Program; established.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Local Food and Farming Infrastructure Fund; Grant Program; political subdivisions.
Establishes the Local Food and Farming Infrastructure Fund and directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish a Local Food and Farming Infrastructure Grant Program for infrastructure development projects that support local food production and sustainable farming. The bill directs the Department to award grants to political subdivisions ... (More) for projects that include the establishment or maintenance of farmers markets; businesses or organizations that manage the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of food products primarily from local and regional producers; and primarily locally owned processing facilities. Any political subdivision that is awarded a grant is required to oversee the spending of the grant and provide an annual report and a final report to the Department. The bill provides parameters for the payment of the grant amount to each political subdivision and establishes requirements for verification of compliance with award criteria by such political subdivision. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100529D
- 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/14/2020 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/15/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/28/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1034)
- 01/29/2020 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/2020 - House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 01/29/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20106200D-H1
- 02/05/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1034H1)
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106200D-H1
- 02/07/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1034H1
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)
- 02/10/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (84-Y 15-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2020 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N)
- 03/05/2020 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/05/2020 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/2020 - House: Delegates: Rasoul, Cole, J.G., Bloxom
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Senators: Favola, Morrissey, Suetterlein
- 03/07/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (79-Y 15-N)
- 03/07/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (79-Y 15-N)
- 03/08/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2020 - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: No further action taken
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: Failed to pass in Senate
