2009 Senate Bill 237 ↩

Senate Roll Call 474: Passed

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Agriculture budget. This would appropriate $84.6 million in gross spending, compared to $107.8 million, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008. Of this, $30.5 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $31.2 million. Another $36.9 million comes from other state tax and fee revenue, and $15.5 million is federal money. Among other things the budget does not include reductions in horse racing industry subsidies proposed by the governor, and cuts in funding for county food service inspections and state-subsidized "food banks".