Agenda - Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
April 30, 2024 9:00 AM Room C
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	April 16, 2924
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		HB134	ROMERO	FARMING/EQUIPMENT - Provides relative to the regulation of fuel used in agricultural machinery and fishery equipment
		HB150	TRAVIS JOHNSON	DISTRICTS/SPECIAL - Provides relative to the Delta Agriculture Research and Sustainability District
		HB238	ECHOLS	AGRICULTURE - Provides relative to agriculture land protection against foreign adversaries (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB240	ROMERO	WEIGHTS/MEASURES - Provides relative to the Louisiana Weights and Measures Law (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
		HB284	TURNER	AGRICULTURE - Provides relative to the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority
		HB327	MCFARLAND	FORESTRY - Provides relative to timber harvesting operations
		HB346	BUTLER	HORTICULTURE - Provides relative to arboricultural and utility arboricultural examination and license renewal requirements
		HB670	JORDAN	HEALTH - Provides relative to the Healthy Food Retail Act (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
		HB910	ROMERO	HORTICULTURE/COMMISSION - Provides relative to the Horticulture Commission
		HB968	BRYANT	INSURERS - Provides relative to liability insurance for arborists
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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