Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 251 — An Act relating to the Board of Agriculture and Conservation; relating to loans and limitations under the Alaska Agricultural Loan Act; exempting certain foods and drinks prepared in an uninspected kitchen from state labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements; permitting a person to acquire meat from a producer by way of an ownership share in an animal if certain conditions are met; and providing for an effective date.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (Republican) on October 09, 2024.

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Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 6 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

299 added · 190 removed

Plain-language change summary

The proposed changes to Bill HB 251 primarily involve adjusting the quorum requirement for the Board of Agriculture and Conservation from five members to four. This shift means that fewer board members will be needed to make decisions, potentially speeding up the decision-making process. Additionally, the bill continues to allow certain foods made in uninspected kitchens to be exempt from strict regulations and permits, which could benefit small food producers and foster local food businesses.

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33-LS0888\A HOUSE BILL NO.
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No.
251 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY REPRESENTATIVES RAUSCHER, Wright, Armstrong, Mears, Vance, Tomaszewski, Josephson Introduced:
SCS CSHB 251(L&C) am S _______ AN ACT Relating to the Board of Agriculture and Conservation;
1/16/24 Referred:
relating to loans and limitations under the Alaska Agricultural Loan Act;
Labor and Commerce, Resources A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act exempting certain foods and drinks prepared in a person's uninspected home kitchen from state labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements;
exempting certain foods and drinks prepared in an uninspected kitchen from state labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements;
and permitting a person to acquire meat from a producer by way of an ownership share in an animal if certain conditions are met." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
permitting a person to acquire meat from a producer by way of an ownership share in an animal if certain conditions are met;
* Section 1.
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1 Enrolled HB 251 AN ACT Relating to the Board of Agriculture and Conservation;
relating to loans and limitations under the Alaska Agricultural Loan Act;
exempting certain foods and drinks prepared in an uninspected kitchen from state labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements;
permitting a person to acquire meat from a producer by way of an ownership share in an animal if certain conditions are met;
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ * Section 1.
AS 03.09.030 is amended to read:
Sec.
03.09.030.
Quorum.
Four [FIVE] members of the Board of Agriculture and Conservation constitute a quorum for the transaction of business or the exercise of a power or function at a meeting of the board.
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AS 03.10.020(a) is amended to read:
(a) The Board of Agriculture and Conservation (AS 03.09.010) may -1- Enrolled HB 251 (1) make a loan to (A) an individual resident farmer, homesteader, or a partnership or corporation composed of farmers and homesteaders for (i) clearing land for agricultural purposes;
(ii) development of farms;
(iii) storage and processing of farm produce;
[OR] (iv) the purchase of livestock or machinery;
(v) in-state manufacturing of food or production of animal feed;
or (vi) the cost of shipping to and within the state for the purposes listed in (i) - (v) of this subparagraph;
(B) an individual state resident, or a partnership or corporation for (i) storage and processing plants for agricultural products;
(ii) the commercial production or processing of horticultural products in the state;
(iii) the commercial production or processing of animal feed in the state;
[OR] (iv) the raising or care of animals in the state for the purpose of marketing their fur;
(v) in-state manufacturing of food or production of animal feed;
or (vi) the cost of shipping to and within the state for the purposes listed in (i) - (v) of this subparagraph;
(2) designate agents and delegate its powers to them as necessary;
(3) adopt regulations necessary to carry out its functions, including regulations to establish reasonable fees for services provided and charges for collecting the fees;
(4) establish amortization plans for repayment of loans, which may include delayed payments of principal and interest for not to exceed five years;
Enrolled HB 251 -2- (5) enter into agreements with private lending institutions, other state agencies, or agencies of the federal government to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(6) collect the fees and collection charges established under this subsection;
(7) refinance a debt obligation incurred by a borrower under this section or through another lender for a purpose authorized under (1) of this subsection if the borrower otherwise qualifies for a loan under this chapter.
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AS 03.10.030(a) is amended to read:
(a) A [THE] farm development, chattel, or irrigation loan made under this chapter (1) may not exceed a term of 30 years, except that a chattel loan may not exceed a term of seven years;
(2) may not, when added to the outstanding balance of other loans made under this chapter, exceed a total outstanding balance of $3,000,000, adjusted annually for inflation on July 1 of each year based on the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for urban Alaska during the previous calendar year, as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics [$1,000,000];
(3) shall be secured by a real estate or chattel mortgage of any priority, except that the portion of a loan that exceeds $500,000, when added to prior indebtedness that is secured by the same property, must be secured by a first mortgage;
(4) shall bear interest at a fixed rate comparable to that charged by other agricultural lending institutions in the state for loans similar to those referred to in this subsection.
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4.
AS 03.10.030(c) is amended to read:
(c) A short-term loan, to be amortized within one year, not to exceed for [$350,000 TO] any one borrower an amount set by the Board of Agriculture and Conservation in regulation, may be made for operating purposes, except that a loan made under this subsection may not exceed $500,000 [$200,000] unless the loan is -3- Enrolled HB 251 made to a borrower in a farm disaster area declared under AS 03.10.058.
The loan shall bear interest at a fixed rate comparable to that charged by other agricultural lending institutions in the state for loans similar to those referred to in this subsection.
An applicant for a short-term loan may be required to purchase insurance through the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1501 - 1520) as a condition of the loan.
The term of a loan made under this subsection may be extended for up to three years by the Board of Agriculture and Conservation, in the discretion of the board, upon application by the borrower.
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5.
AS 03.10.030(f) is amended to read:
(f) A farm product processing loan may not exceed $500,000 [$250,000].
A mortgage that secures a farm product processing loan may be of any priority if the total indebtedness on the real estate, including the secured farm product processing loan, does not exceed $500,000 [$250,000].
A farm product processing loan that, if made, would raise the existing indebtedness on the real estate securing the loan above $500,000 [$250,000], or a farm product processing loan on real estate that has a prior indebtedness of $500,000 [$250,000] or more, may be made only if all prior mortgagees agree to subordinate their mortgages to that of the state for the amount of the farm product processing loan that exceeds the $500,000 [$250,000] indebtedness limit on the real estate.
A farm product processing loan may not exceed a term of 30 years or bear interest at a rate that is less than a fixed rate comparable to that charged by other agricultural lending institutions in the state for similar loans, and shall be secured by a real estate or chattel mortgage or both.
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6.
AS 03.10.030(g) is amended to read:
(g) A loan for clearing land may not (1) exceed an amount set by the B oard of Agriculture and Conservation in regulation [$250,000];
(2) bear interest at a rate that is less than a fixed rate comparable to that charged by other agricultural lending institutions in the state for similar loans;
(3) have a term in excess of 20 years;
or (4) be made for clearing land other than land that has been classified by the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Enrolled HB 251 -4- Service, under the Land Capability Classification System as having agricultural potential for the production of annual crops or hay [,] or for pasture.
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7.
(a) Production and sale of a homemade food in compliance with this section is exempt from labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements in this chapter or in regulations adopted under this chapter or AS 44.46.020(a)(5)(C).
(a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 17.20.332 - 17.20.338, a homemade food produced, sold, and consumed in compliance with this section is exempt from state labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements.
(b) The sale of a homemade food under this section (1) must occur in the state at a farmers' market, an agricultural fair, a farm, a ranch, the producer's home or office, the retail location of a third-party seller HB0251a -1- HB 251 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0888\A of non-potentially hazardous food, or a location agreed on between the producer and the buyer;
(b) The sale of a homemade food under this section (1) is only for personal consumption;
and (2) may not involve (A) interstate commerce;
(2) must occur in the state at a farmers' market, an agricultural fair, a farm, a ranch, the producer's home or office, the retail location of a third-party seller, or a location agreed on between the producer and the buyer;
or (B) the purchase or sale of (i) meat or meat products;
and (3) may not involve (A) interstate commerce;
or (B) the purchase or sale of (i) meat or meat products, except as provided in (h) of this section;
(c) Except for raw, unprocessed fruits and vegetables, a homemade food may not be sold or used in a commercial food establishment unless the establishment complies with the labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements in this chapter and in regulations adopted under this chapter or AS 44.46.020(a)(5)(C).
(c) Except for raw, unprocessed fruits and vegetables, a homemade food may not be sold or used in a commercial food establishment.
(d) A person who purchases a homemade food under this section may not offer the food for resale.
(d) A homemade food may be sold from a retail space located at a ranch, farm, or home where the homemade food is produced or at a retail location of a third-party seller.
(e) A homemade food may be sold from a retail space located at a ranch, farm, or home where the homemade food is produced.
A retail space selling a homemade food shall prominently display a sign indicating that the homemade food was made in a home kitchen, may contain allergens, and is not, except for meat and meat products permitted under (h) of this section, regulated or inspected.
A non-potentially hazardous food may be sold at a retail location of a third-party seller.
A homemade food for sale at a retail location or grocery store may not be displayed or offered for sale on the same shelf or display as -5- Enrolled HB 251 inspected food.
A arilt space selling a homemade food under this section shall inform the buyer that the homemade food has not been inspected and shall display a sign indicating that the homemade food has not been inspected.
If a retail space selling a potentially hazardous homemade food is in any way associated with a commercial food establishment or offers for sale any inspected food, the retail space shall (1) maintain physical separation from the commercial food establishment with a separate door and separate cash register or point of sale;
If a retail space selling potentially hazardous food is in any way associated with a commercial food establishment or offers for sale any inspected food, the retail space shall (1) maintain physical separation from the commercial food establishment with a separate door and separate cash register or point of sale;
(2) display signs or other markings clearly indicating which separate spaces offer inspected foods and which offer uninspected foods and meat and meat products permitted under (h) of this section for sale;
(2) display signs or other markings clearly indicating which separate spaces offer inspected foods and which offer uninspected foods for sale;
(3) maintain separate coolers, freezers, warehouses, or other storage areas to prohibit the intermingling of inspected foods with uninspected foods and meat and meat products permitted under (h) of this section;
(3) maintain separate coolers, freezers, warehouses, or other storage areas to prohibit the intermingling of inspected foods and uninspected foods;
and (4) comply with any other requirements specified by the Department of Environmental Conservation relating to homemade food.
and HB 251 -2- HB0251a New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0888\A (4) comply with any other requirements specified by the Department of Environmental Conservation relating to homemade food.
(e) A homemade food packaged for individual sale must be clearly and prominently labeled with (1) the producer's name, current address, telephone number, and, if applicable, the producer's business license number;
(f) A non-potentially hazardous food for sale at a retail location or grocery store must be clearly and prominently labeled with the following language:
and (2) the statement:
"This food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected, and may contain allergens." The non-potentially hazardous food for sale at the retail location or grocery store may not be displayed or offered for sale on the same shelf or display as food produced in a licensed establishment.
"This food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected, except for meat and meat products, and may contain allergens." (f) The seller of a potentially hazardous homemade food, except eggs, must also be the producer of the homemade food.
(g) The seller of a homemade food that consists of potentially hazardous food, except eggs, must also be the producer of the homemade food.
The seller of eggs or a homemade food that is not a potentially hazardous homemade food may be the producer of the item, an agent of the producer, or a third-party vendor, including a retail shop or grocery store, as long as the sale is made in compliance with this section and all applicable federal and local laws.
The seller of eggs or a homemade food that consists of non-potentially hazardous food may be the producer of the item, an agent of the producer, or a third-party vendor, including a retail shop or grocery store, as long as the sale is made in compliance with this section and all applicable federal and local laws;
(g) Before a sale of an unpackaged homemade food under this section, a producer or third-party seller shall (1) inform the buyer that the unpackaged homemade food was prepared in accordance with AS 17.20.332 - 17.20.338 and is not subject to certain state certification, labeling, licensing, packaging, regulation, or inspection requirements;
(h) Before a sale under this section, a producer or third-party seller of a homemade food shall inform the buyer that the homemade food was prepared in accordance with AS 17.20.332 - 17.20.338 and is not subject to certain state certification, labeling, licensing, packaging, regulation, or inspection requirements.
and Enrolled HB 251 -6- (2) provide the buyer with the producer's name, current address, telephone number, and, if applicable, the producer's business license number.
(i) A producer may not produce for sale more than 250,000 individual homemade foods or exceed a gross annual revenue of $250,000 each year.
(h) Subject to the requirements of federal law, a person may prepare and sell meat, meat products, and homemade food containing meat or meat products under this section.
(3) when providing the meat to a person, the producer includes with HB0251a -3- HB 251 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0888\A the meat, or on a label attached to the packaging of the meat, a clearly visible warning that the meat has not been inspected;
(3) when providing the meat to a person, the producer includes with the meat, or on a label attached to the packaging of the meat, a clearly visible warning that the meat has not been inspected;
and (3) a provision entitling the person to receive a share of meat from the animal or herd.
and -7- Enrolled HB 251 (3) a provision entitling the person to receive a share of meat from the animal or herd.
Relationship to other laws.
Exceptions.
(a) The Department of Environmental Conservation may, as authorized under this chapter, (1) conduct inspections necessary to investigate reports of (A) foodborne illness or food-caused injury or death;
Nothing in AS 17.20.332 - 17.20.338 (1) prevents the Department of Environmental Conservation from (A) conducting inspections necessary to investigate reports of (i) foodborne illness or food-caused injury or death;
(B) unsafe sanitary practices;
(ii) unsafe sanitary practices;
or (C) misbranded or adulterated food;
or (iii) misbranded or adulterated food;
(2) condemn and order the destruction of misbranded or adulterated food;
(B) condemning and ordering the destruction of misbranded or adulterated food;
or HB 251 -4- HB0251a New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0888\A (3) regulate food or an establishment that is not exempt under AS 17.20.332 - 17.20.338.
(C) ordering the cessation of a practice or procedure of a producer that is unsafe, unsanitary, or otherwise a risk to public health;
(b) The Department of Environmental Conservation may, at the request of a producer, provide assistance, consultation, or inspection.
(D) regulating food or an establishment that is not exempt under AS 17.20.332 - 17.20.338;
(c) AS 17.20.332 - 17.20.338 does not exempt a person from (1) applicable federal and local laws, regulations, and ordinances regarding food;
or (E) providing assistance, consultation, or inspection at the request of a producer;
or (2) brand inspection requirements under AS 03.40.250 or animal inspection requirements under AS 03.05.040.
(2) exempts a person from (A) applicable federal and local laws, regulations, and ordinances regarding food;
or (B) brand inspection requirements under AS 03.40.250 or animal inspection requirements under AS 03.05.040.
(2) "commercial food establishment" means the premises where an activity related to the display, packaging, preparation, processing, sale, salvaging, service, storage, transportation, or vending of food for human consumption occurs;
Enrolled HB 251 -8- (2) "commercial food establishment" means the premises where an activity related to the display, packaging, preparation, processing, sale, salvaging, service, storage, transportation, or vending of food for human consumption that is not exempt under AS 17.20.332 - 17.20.338 occurs;
"commercial food establishment" does not include a kitchen in a private dwelling, or a kitchen in a vessel used solely as a private dwelling, where food is prepared only for home consumption;
"commercial food establishment" does not include a kitchen in a private dwelling, or a kitchen in a vessel used solely as a private dwelling, where homemade food is prepared only for personal consumption;
(6) "home consumption" means the use or ingestion of food by a person, an employee of the person, or a nonpaying guest of the person at the person's private residence;
(6) "homemade food" means a food or drink that is prepared or processed in (A) a producer's private home kitchen;
(7) "homemade food" means a food or drink that (A) is prepared or processed in a person's private home kitchen;
or (B) a private or commercial kitchen leased to a producer;
HB0251a -5- HB 251 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0888\A and (B) is not licensed, inspected, or regulated by the state other than as provided in AS 17.20.332 - 17.20.338;
(7) "meat" means the flesh, muscles, organs, tissues, skin, sinew, nerves, blood vessels, and bones of cattle, sheep, swine, equine, or goats;
(8) "meat" means the flesh, muscles, organs, tissues, skin, sinew, nerves, blood vessels, and bones of cattle, sheep, swine, equine, or goats;
(8) "molluscan shellfish" means all edible species of oyster, clam, mussel, and scallop, whether shucked or in the shell, fresh or frozen, and in whole or in part;
(9) "molluscan shellfish" means all edible species of oyster, clam, mussel, and scallop, whether shucked or in the shell, fresh or frozen, and in whole or in part;
(10) "non-potentially hazardous food" means jams, uncut fruits and vegetables, picked vegetables, hard candies and confections, nut mixes, granola, coffee beans, popcorn, air-dried hard-boiled eggs with the shell intact, and other food or drink that does not require time or temperature control for safety to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation, including food that has a pH level of 4.6 or below or a water activity value of 0.85 or less;
(9) "personal consumption" means the use or ingestion of food by a buyer, an employee of the buyer, or a nonpaying guest of the buyer of homemade food;
(11) "potentially hazardous food" means heat-treated fruit and vegetables, fresh herb-in-oil mixtures, garlic-in-oil mixtures, meat, products made with dairy, and other food or drink that requires time or temperature control for safety to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation;
(10) "potentially hazardous homemade food" means food or drink that requires time or temperature control for safety to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation;
(12) "producer" means a person who grows, harvests, prepares, processes, or makes and packages meat or homemade food on the person's owned or leased property;
(11) "producer" means a person who grows, harvests, prepares, processes, or makes and packages meat or homemade food on the person's owned or leased property;
(13) "seafood" includes saltwater fish, freshwater fish, amphibians, crustaceans, molluscan shellfish, any other species of aquatic animal intended for human consumption, and parts or byproducts of any species of aquatic animal intended for human consumption;
-9- Enrolled HB 251 (12) "seafood" includes saltwater fish, freshwater fish, amphibians, crustaceans, molluscan shellfish, any other species of aquatic animal intended for human consumption, and parts or byproducts of any species of aquatic animal intended for human consumption;
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The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read:
TRANSITION:
REGULATIONS.
The Board of Agriculture and Conservation and the Department of Natural Resources may adopt regulations necessary to implement the changes made by this Act.
The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the effective date of the law implemented by the regulation.
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9.
Sections 1, 3, 5, and 8 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
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10.
Section 7 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024.
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Sections 2, 4, and 6 of this Act take effect July 1, 2025.
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  1. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

  2. (H) Signed into law 8/24 CHAPTER 34 SLA 24

  3. (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  4. (H) 4:40 P.M. 8/19/24 Transmitted to Governor

  5. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  6. (H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y38 N1 A1

  7. (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 22

  8. (H) CONCUR TAKEN UP

  9. (H) CONCUR READ AND HELD

  10. (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 251(L&C) AM S

  11. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

  12. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  13. (S) PASSED Y20 N-

  14. (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING

  15. (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC

  16. (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC

  17. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 251(L&C)

  18. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/14 CAL

  19. (S) L&C SCS ADOPTED UC

  20. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  21. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/13/2024

  22. (S) Moved SCS CSHB 251(L&C) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --

  23. (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 09:00 AM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  24. (S) FN2: ZERO(DNR)

  25. (S) FN1: ZERO(DEC)

  26. (S) NR: DUNBAR

  27. (S) DP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON

  28. (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 22

  29. (S) L&C RPT SCS 2DP 1NR NEW TITLE

  30. (S) Minutes (SL&C)

  31. (S) Heard & Held

  32. (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  33. (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --

  34. (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 05:15 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  35. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MYERS, HUGHES, BJORKMAN, SHOWER

  36. (S) L&C

  37. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  38. (H) VERSION: CSHB 251(L&C) AM

  39. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  40. (H) COSPONSOR(S): VANCE, TOMASZEWSKI, JOSEPHSON

  41. (H) PASSED Y40

  42. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 251(L&C) AM

  43. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING SAME DAY Y40

  44. (H) AM NO 8 FAILED Y2 N38

  45. (H) AM NO 7 NOT OFFERED

  46. (H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y1 N39

  47. (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y1 N37 A2

  48. (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y1 N38 A1

  49. (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y2 N37 A1

  50. (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y9 N30 A1

  51. (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC

  52. (H) L&C CS ADOPTED Y37 N1 A2

  53. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  54. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/6/2024

  55. (H) COSPONSOR(S): MEARS

  56. (H) FN1: ZERO(DEC)

  57. (H) DP: MEARS, ARMSTRONG, DIBERT, MCCABE, SADDLER, WRIGHT, BAKER, RAUSCHER, MCKAY

  58. (H) RES RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 9DP

  59. (H) Minutes (HRES)

  60. (H) Moved CSHB 251(L&C) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 15 Minutes Following Session --

  61. (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

  62. (H) Minutes (HRES)

  63. (H) Heard & Held

  64. (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

  65. (H) Minutes (HRES)

  66. (H) Heard & Held

  67. (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

  68. (H) FN1: ZERO(DEC)

  69. (H) NR: CARRICK, FIELDS, SADDLER, PRAX, WRIGHT

  70. (H) DP: RUFFRIDGE, SUMNER

  71. (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 2DP 5NR

  72. (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  73. (H) Moved CSHB 251(L&C) Out of Committee

  74. (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  75. (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --

  76. (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  77. (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --

  78. (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  79. (H) COSPONSOR(S): ARMSTRONG

  80. (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  81. (H) Scheduled but Not Heard

  82. (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  83. (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  84. (H) Heard & Held

  85. (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  86. (H) COSPONSOR(S): WRIGHT

  87. (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  88. (H) <Bill Hearing Rescheduled to 02/05/24>

  89. (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  90. (H) L&C, RES

  91. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  92. (H) Prefile released 1/12/24

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Who sponsors HB 251?
HB 251 is sponsored by Shower, Jesse Bjorkman (R), Hughes, Robert Myers (R), Andy Josephson (D), Frank Tomaszewski (R), Sarah Vance (R), Donna Mears (D), Armstrong, Wright, and George Rauscher (R).
What is the current status of HB 251?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 251?
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