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SB211 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO AGRICULTURE.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO AGRICULTURE.

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hoffner
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
House Agriculture 3/11/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Act to Change Agriculture Council Rules

This act changes the size of Delaware's Governor’s Council on Agriculture from seven members to nine and adds requirements for two new types of members.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases the number of members in the Governor’s Council on Agriculture from seven to nine.
  • Adds a requirement that one member must be a livestock producer.
  • Requires another member to be a farmer who is 40 years old or younger.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Governor of Delaware
  • Members of the Governor’s Council on Agriculture

Terms To Know

Governor’s Council on Agriculture
A group appointed by the Governor to advise on agriculture issues in Delaware.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how or when the new members will be chosen.
  • It is unclear what specific roles or responsibilities these new members will have on the Council.

Amendments

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SA 1

1 • Hoffner

Passed 3/10/26

Plain English: This amendment changes Senate Bill No. 211 by requiring the Council on Agriculture to include at least one member who is a poultry or livestock producer.

  • Changes the requirement for the Council on Agriculture to have '1 member that is a livestock producer' to 'at least 1 member that is a livestock or poultry producer'.
  • The amendment does not specify how many members from the poultry and livestock producer community can be included beyond stating there must be at least one.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House

  2. 2026-03-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 211 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  3. 2026-03-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  4. 2026-01-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 6 Favorable

  5. 2026-01-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 211 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  6. 2025-12-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO AGRICULTURE.
This Act increases the size of the Governor’s Council on Agriculture from 7 to 9 members. The Act also requires that 1 member on the Council must be a livestock producer, and 1 member must be a farmer that is 40 years old or younger.

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Hoffner & Rep. Bush & Rep. Carson & Rep. Harris

Sens. Brown, Buckson, Cruce, Hansen, Hocker, Huxtable, Lawson, Lockman, Mantzavinos, Paradee, Pettyjohn, Pinkney, Poore, Richardson, Seigfried, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh, Wilson; Reps. Berry, Heffernan, K. Johnson, Vanderwende

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 211

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO AGRICULTURE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Chapter 81, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 8108. Governor’s Council on Agriculture.

(b) The Council is composed of

7

9

members who are appointed by the Governor for 3-year terms. The Governor shall appoint the chair, who serves as the chair at the pleasure of the Governor, from among the members.

The Council must include 1 member that is a livestock producer, and 1 member that is a farmer aged 40 years or younger.

SYNOPSIS

This Act increases the size of the Governor’s Council on Agriculture from 7 to 9 members. The Act also requires that 1 member on the Council must be a livestock producer, and 1 member must be a farmer that is 40 years old or younger.

Author: Senator Hoffner