HF 3420 is legislation for Minnesota’s agricultural sector, including funding for the Department of Agriculture. The bill also includes a drought relief package and funding for the development of broadband infrastructure.
The Agriculture, Drought Relief, & Broadband Omnibus Bill provides additional funding for Forever Green to promote innovative cropping systems, for the AGRI Bioincentive Payments to advance biomass-based fuel and energy, for the Soil Health Financial Assistance Program to improve sustainable soil use, for emerging farmers to break down historical barriers in sustainable agriculture, and for the replacement of drought-killed seedlings to promote tree-based carbon sequestration.
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Agriculture, Drought Relief, & Broadband Omnibus Bill | HF 3420
Senate voted Yes
| May 22, 2022About this Legislation
Status
HF 3420, the Agriculture, Drought Relief, & Broadband Omnibus Bill, repassed the Senate floor as amended by Conference Committee. Having already been repassed by the House, the bill proceeded to the Governor for final approval. The Governor approved HF 3420 on May 26, 2022.
What a yes means
A "yes" vote passes HF 3420 with funding for sustainable agriculture and seedling replacement.
What a no would have meant
A "no" vote does not pass HF 3420 and funding for sustainable agriculture and seedling replacement is not moved forward.
Vote Tallies
| All Votes | R. | DFL | Ind. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 31 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
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