Introduced
by
To replace an annual dairy farm license fee “handling charge” of $5 to $15 with a new fee of 1-cent per hundred pounds of milk sold per year. This and Senate Bill 1132 amend two different statutes imposing regulatory regimes on the dairy industry.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Bioeconomy
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that imposes a range of new fee or tax increases on every phase of the dairy business.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 35 to 1 (details)
To impose a licensing or permitting fee of $400, $800, or $1,600 on milk processing plants, based on their expected raw milk receipts, rather than the current $175 fee. Also, to impose licensure on dairy farms and pay a license or permit fee of $25 or $70, depending on inspection details; and to impose inspecting "plan review" fees of $100 or $300. Finally the bill would increase license fees for certified farm inspectors, receiving or transfer stations, milk trucks, truck cleaning facilities, milk transportation companies and tank trucks, distribution facilities, container manufacturers, and more.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 65 to 42 (details)
