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.
This law updates the rules for the Alaska Board of Agriculture and Conservation regarding its meetings and loan programs. It changes the number of members needed to hold a valid meeting from four to five and expands the types of projects eligible for state agricultural loans, such as land clearing, farm development, and the commercial production of animal feed. The bill also adjusts the maximum loan amounts and repayment terms, allowing farm development loans to last up to 30 years and increasing the total loan limit to $3 million with annual inflation adjustments. Additionally, the legislation exempts certain foods and drinks made in uninspected kitchens from various state labeling and inspection rules, and it permits individuals to buy meat directly from producers through ownership shares in specific animals under set conditions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Oct 2024
Introduced Jan 16, 2024
Signed Oct 9, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
92
Key actions
13
Committee
3
Amendments
8
Oct 9, 2024
Signed into law
(H) Signed into law 8/24 CHAPTER 34 SLA 24
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y38 N1 A1
lower
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
upper
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
(S) PASSED Y20 N-
upper
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
(S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
upper
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
(S) L&C SCS ADOPTED UC
upper
May 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved SCS CSHB 251(L&C) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
upper
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) PASSED Y40
lower
May 6, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 8 FAILED Y2 N38
lower
May 6, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y1 N39
lower
May 6, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y1 N37 A2
lower
May 6, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y1 N38 A1
lower
May 6, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y2 N37 A1
lower
May 6, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y9 N30 A1
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) L&C CS ADOPTED Y37 N1 A2
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved CSHB 251(L&C) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 15 Minutes Following Session --
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved CSHB 251(L&C) Out of Committee
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
George Rauscher
RRepublican
Co
Andy Josephson
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Mears
DDemocratic
Co
Frank Tomaszewski
RRepublican
Co
Jennie Armstrong
DDemocratic
Co
Jesse Bjorkman
RRepublican
Co
Mike Shower
RRepublican
Co
Robert Myers
RRepublican
Co
Sarah Vance
RRepublican
Co
Shelley Hughes
RRepublican
Co
Stanley Wright
RRepublican
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