AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the funds will be used or what happens after June 30, 2027.

Funding for Dairy Farmers

This act provides money from the General Fund to support the dairy industry.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $20 million from the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture.
• The funds are designated for fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
• It aims to protect and support the sustainability of the dairy industry.

Who It Names or Affects

• Dairy farmers who need financial assistance.
• The Department of Agriculture which will manage the allocated funds.

Terms To Know

General Fund

A main pool of money that the government uses for different programs and services.

Sustainability

The ability to continue doing something without running out of resources or causing harm in the long term.

Limits and Unknowns

• It does not specify how the money will be used.
• There is no information on what happens after June 30, 2027.

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.