SSB 5156 — Expanding the farm internship program.

What this bill does

Expands the farm internship pilot project to include all counties and to make it a permanent program. Adds a requirement to the criteria a farm must meet in order to obtain a special certificate. Raises the annual sales threshold to qualify as a small farm from $250,000 to $265,000.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 12, 2023
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 2023
  46 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 25, 2023
  49 yea · 0 nay

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