MA H2153

Bill

MA H2153

Relative to the Farm Technology Review Commission

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
11/22/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to reorganize the Farm Technology Review Commission. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill reorganizes the Farm Technology Review Commission, a group tasked with studying and recommending options for updating farming technology. The commission will now have 15 members, including the commissioners or their designees from several state departments, as well as representatives from the Massachusetts technology collaborative, dairy farmers, the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association, and other agricultural sectors. The commission is charged with analyzing current regulations and statutes to ensure they do not impede the adoption of farming technology, and it must report its findings and recommendations to the governor and legislature annually, starting on April 1, 2018.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Keiko Orrall (R), Bill Straus (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2153

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2153
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2153.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3731	To reorganize the information technology function of the Commonwealth to improve data security, safeguard privacy, and promote better service delivery	Became Law pursuant to Article LXXXVII of the Amendment to the Constitution, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H68	To reorganize the Department of Public Safety	Became Law pursuant to Article LXXXVII of the Amendment to the Constitution, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S2091	Majority Report on the Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2017 (submitted by the Governor pursuant to Article LXXXVII of the Amendments to the Constitution) An Act to reorganize the information technology function of the Commonwealth to improve data security, safeguard privacy, and promote better service delivery (House, No. 3731)	See H3731	Similar To

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