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OK SB1325

OK SB1325
Sow farms; creating the Oklahoma Rural Investment for Sow Farms Act of 2024; making an appropriation. Effective date. Emergency.


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Introduced
02/05/2024
In Committee
02/06/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/31/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act relating to sow farms; creating the Oklahoma Rural Investment for Sow Farms Act of 2024; providing short title; establishing the Oklahoma Rural Investment for Sow Farms Program and authority to administer such Program; stating purpose; authorizing certain expenditures; requiring promulgation of certain rules; creating the Oklahoma Rural Investment for Sow Farms Revolving Fund; providing for expenditures; establishing certain application criteria; providing certain exemption to Oklahoma Open Records Act; establishing review committee; making an appropriation; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

AI Summary

This bill creates the Oklahoma Rural Investment for Sow Farms Act of 2024, which establishes a program within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to provide funding for sow farms to transition from individual gestation crates to group housing pens. The program aims to offset the costs of complying with state and federal regulations on animal agriculture facilities, while promoting more humane treatment of pregnant sows. The bill appropriates $47 million to a revolving fund to be used for the program, which will provide grants to eligible applicants based on criteria such as licensing, employee qualifications, and demonstrated commitment to humane treatment of animals. The bill also includes provisions to keep certain applicant information confidential and creates a review committee to analyze and recommend projects for approval.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Coauthored by Representative Lowe (Jason) (principal House author) (on 02/08/2024)

Bill Topics

Agriculture
  • ‐ General Agriculture
  • ‐ Subsidies to Farmers and Ranchers, Agricultural Disaster Insurance

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