Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
March 26, 2024
1:00 p.m.
Room C
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
March 19, 2024
PRESENTATION
Dr. Matt Lee with the LSU Ag Center to give an update
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SB81
ALLAIN
FORESTRY
- Provides for prescribed burning by non-certified prescribed burn managers. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
SB237
PRESSLY
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
- Provides relative to industrial and consumable hemp. (8/1/24) (EG SEE FISC NOTE RV See Note)
SB287
DUPLESSIS
AGRICULTURE/FOREST DEPT
- Provides relative to the Healthy Food Retail Act. (8/1/24)
SB290
MIZELL
DAIRY INDUSTRY
- Provides relative to the sale of dairy products. (8/1/24)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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