SSB 5156: Expanding the farm internship program.
Signed into law: Chapter 269, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Torres
- Introduced
- January 9, 2023
- Status
- C 269 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 5/4/2023. (May 4, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
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, 202397 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 202346 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 25, 202349 yea · 0 nay
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