An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in emergency COVID-19 response, further providing for emergency education relief to nonpublic schools; providing for State Health Insurance Exchange Affordability Program; in Treasury Department, further providing for investment of moneys; in oil and gas wells, further providing for Oil and Gas Lease Fund; in transportation network companies, motor carrier companies and parking authority of a city of the first class; providing for operation of taxicabs; in assessments, further providing for intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability assessments and for hospital assessments; in Attorney General, providing for costs of investigation and litigation under Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law; providing for Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority and for Agriculture Innovation Grant Program; in special funds, providing for Pennsylvania Convention Center; in Tobacco Settlement Fund, further providing for establishment of special fund and account and for use of fund; in Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund, further providing for distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund; in miscellaneous limitations and transfers, providing for refund of 2009 assessment by Insurance Department; in Clean Streams Funds, further providing for Clean Streams Fund; in Service and Infrastructure Improvement Fund, further providing for deposits; in general budget implementation, further providing for Executive Offices, for Department of Agriculture, for Department of Community and Economic Development, for Department of General Services, for Department of Labor and Industry, for Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and for Commonwealth Financing Authority, providing for Mixed-Use Revitalization Program, further providing for Supreme Court, for Federal and Commonwealth use of forest land and for Multimodal Transportation Fund and providing for School Safety and Security Fund; in 2023-2024 budget implementation, further providing for Department of Human Services and for Department of Transportation; providing for 2024-2025 budget implementation, for 2024-2025 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts, for Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Development Program, for Pennsylvania Strategic Investment to Enhance Sites (PA SITES) Program and for fiscal supplements to statutory programs; making repeals; and making an editorial change.
This bill establishes the Agriculture Innovation Grant Program within the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to provide financial reimbursement grants to eligible farms and agribusinesses. The program specifically targets projects that utilize new technologies or methods to improve energy efficiency, water quality, production processes, biosecurity, and farm management systems. To oversee the initiative, the legislation creates a new Agriculture Innovation Board composed of representatives from government agencies, higher education, cooperatives, financial institutions, and the legislative branches. Eligible applicants include individuals with anticipated agricultural sales over $2,000 annually or processors with sales exceeding $10,000, as well as service providers and entities utilizing agricultural commodities for product creation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
House Passage
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Jul 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced May 21, 2024
Signed Jul 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jul 11, 2024 · House Jun 11, 2024
How they voted
37–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 42
Jul 11, 2024
D
Democratic16
87% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 11, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Jul 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Jul 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Jul 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
lower
Jul 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jul 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as amended
upper
Jun 27, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jun 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported as amended
upper
Jun 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs
upper
Jun 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 10, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
May 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Takac
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Bellmon
DDemocratic
Co
Arvind Venkat
DDemocratic
Co
Bud Cook
RRepublican
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Sappey
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Madsen
DDemocratic
Co
Eddie Pashinski
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Kinkead
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
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