Hearing DetailsAgriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Start Time:

9:30 AM

Location:

Virtual Hearing

Event Description

Third meeting of the 21st Century Agriculture Commission to discuss proposed legislation that will have significant impacts on agriculture in the Commonwealth and to hear testimony from sponsors of these bills.

The 21st Century Agriculture Commission will host its third meeting on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 to review proposed legislation in the 193rd Session directly related to the charge of the Commission. These bills have been chosen based on their applicability to the issues that the Commission will cover through the rest of its hearings and based on their potential to make a difference for Massachusetts farms in the 21st Century.

Commission Members will receive testimony from invited Sponsors only on the following bills:

Bill #	Sponsor	Title
H88 / S42	Blais, Natalie (HOU)	An Act strengthening local food systems
H87 / S41	Blais, Natalie (HOU)	An Act promoting equity in agriculture
H1594 / S920 / S1016	Kane, Hannah (HOU)	An Act encouraging donation of food to persons in need
H93 / S40	Pignatelli, Smitty (HOU)	An Act promoting the growing of hemp and te use of hemp products
H2852 / S1855	Howard, Vanna (HOU)	An Act to promote urgan agriculture and horticulture
H91	Domb, Mindy (HOU)	An Act addressing the impact of climate change on farms and fisheries
H41 / S13	Schmid, Paul (HOU)	Proposal for a legislative amendment ot he constitution relative to agricultural and horticultural lands
H101/ S39	Comerford, Joanne (SEN)	An Act protecting our soil and farms from PFAS contamination

**Legislation may be added at the discretion of the co-chairs.**

This Commission meeting will be held virtually and livestreamed for the public via www.malegislature.gov.

With questions, please contact Griffin Tighe (Griffin.Tighe@mahouse.gov) in Chair Hogan’s office or Rachel Klein (Rachel.Klein@masenate.gov) in Chair Comerford’s office.

With press inquiries, please contact Alison Kenney (Alison.Kenney@mahouse.gov) in Chair Hogan’s office, or Katelyn Billings (Katelyn.Billings@masenate.gov) in Chair Comerford’s office.

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Agriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century: September 20th, 2023	9/20/2023 9:30 AM	01:29:47

Hearing DetailsAgriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century

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