HB 65 — Enact the Agriculture Appreciation Act

As(136th PassedGeneralAssembly) by(Amended House Bill Number 65) ANACT To enact sections 5.2322, 5.2411, 5.2412, 5.2413, 5.2414, 5.2415, and 5.268 of the HouseRevised 136thCode Generalto Assemblymake Regularspecified Sessionday Am.and week designations relating to agriculture and to name this act theAgricultureAppreciationAct.

H.Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:

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No.That sections 5.2322, 5.2411, 5.2412, 5.2413, 5.2414, 5.2415, and 5.268 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

65Sec. 2025-2026 Representatives Klopfenstein, Peterson Cosponsors:

Representatives Barhorst, Thomas, D., Deeter, Ritter, Robb Blasdel, Rader, Stephens, Dean, Miller, J., Williams, Richardson, Lorenz, Gross, Abdullahi, Miller, K., Rogers, Hiner, Miller, M., Click, Brennan, Sigrist, Creech, Fischer, Jones, John, Kishman, Newman, Brent, Abrams, Brewer, Brownlee, Claggett, Cockley, Daniels, Denson, Dovilla, Fowler Arthur, Ghanbari, Glassburn, Grim, Hall, T., Hoops, Humphrey, Isaacsohn, Jarrells, King, Lampton, LaRe, Lawson-Rowe, Lear, Lett, Manning, Mathews, T., McClain, McNally, Mohamed, Mullins, Oelslager, Piccolantonio, Pizzulli, Robinson, Roemer, Russo, Salvo, Schmidt, Sims, Somani, Sweeney, Synenberg, Thomas, C., Tims, Upchurch, White, A., White, E., Willis, Workman A BILL To enact sections 5.2322, 5.2411, 5.2412, 5.2413, 1 5.2414, 5.2415, and 5.268 of the Revised Code to 2 make specified day and week designations 3 relating to agriculture and to name this act the 4 Agriculture Appreciation Act.

5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

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That sections 5.2322, 5.2411, 5.2412, 5.2413, 6 5.2414, 5.2415, and 5.268 of the Revised Code be enacted to read 7 as follows:

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The first week of October is designated as 9 "Ohio Stormwater Awareness Week." 10 Sec.

The week beginning on the Saturday before the 11last Am.Saturday of February through the last Saturday in February is designated as "FFA Week." Sec.

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65 Page 2 As Passed by the House last Saturday of February through the last Saturday in February 12 is designated as "FFA Week." 13 Sec.

The twelfth day of October is designated as 14 "Farmer's Day." 15 Sec.

The week ending with the second Saturday of 16 March is designated as "4-H Week." 17 Sec.

The twenty-first day of March is designated 18 as "Agriculture Day." 19 Sec.

The first full week of August is designated 20 as "National Farmers Market Week." 21 Sec.

The second full week of November is designated 22 "Ohio Soil Health Week," to celebrate and raise awareness for 23 the importance of soil health to Ohio agriculture and in honor 24 of the birthday of soil pioneer and advocate David Brandt.

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This act shall be known as thetheAgricultureAppreciationAct. Agriculture 26 Appreciation Act.

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Speaker ___________________ of the House of Representatives.

President ___________________ of the Senate.

Passed ________________________, 20____ Approved ________________________, 20____ Governor.

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The section numbering of law of a general and permanent nature is complete and in conformity with the Revised Code.

Director, Legislative Service Commission.

Filed in the office of the Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio, on the ____ day of ___________,A.

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