AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Dairy Industry Sustainability

This bill sets aside $20 million from the state's General Fund to help support the sustainability of dairy farmers.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside twenty million dollars in money.
• Sends the money to the Department of Agriculture.
• Uses money from the General Fund for this purpose.
• Plans to use the funds during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• Dairy farmers in the state
• The Department of Agriculture

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say exactly how farmers will get or use the money.
• The text does not list specific rules for which farms qualify for help.

Official Summary Text

To provide funding to protect the dairy industry.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 1035 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 130
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1035

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
REP. BOYD, 50th Dist.
REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of twenty million dollars be appropriated to the 1
Department of Agriculture, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year 2
ending June 30, 2027, for dairy farmer sustainability. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding to protect the dairy industry.