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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota creates farm management program and appropriates $1.9 million for agriculture services
Last action · April 4, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03Sponsors: Greg Kessel and 5 others
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What This Bill Does
North Dakota establishes a new farm management program within the Department of Agriculture, allocates $1,900,000 for the 2025-2027 , and updates the powers of the State Board of Career and Technical Education to coordinate farm management and marketing clubs.
Directs $1,900,000 in state general funds to the agriculture commissioner for farm management services and marketing clubs over a two-year period beginning July 1, 2025.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Agriculture Commissioner
Must implement and oversee the new farm management program and administer the $1,900,000 appropriation.
State Board of Career and Technical Education
Receives explicit statutory duties and authority to coordinate farm management programs and create marketing clubs.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- Apr 4, 2025Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03
- Apr 3, 2025SenateEnrolledSigned by Governor 04/02
- Apr 1, 2025SenateEnrolledSent to Governor
- Apr 1, 2025SenateSigned by President
- Apr 1, 2025HouseSigned by Speaker
- Mar 28, 2025SenateReturned to Senate
Show 14 earlier actions
- Mar 27, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 10
- Mar 24, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 21 0 2
- Mar 14, 2025HouseRereferred to Appropriations
- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back, do pass 11 3 0
- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:00
- Feb 18, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee
- Feb 17, 2025HouseReceived from Senate
- Feb 14, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 2
- Feb 13, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 2
- Feb 10, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 02:30
- Feb 3, 2025SenateRereferred to Appropriations
- Jan 31, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
- Jan 31, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 08:30
- Jan 20, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
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