Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 510 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Dailey-Provost, Jennifer

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines "local food supply";
• requires the Department of Agriculture and Food (department) to study the barriers and gaps related to increasing the availability of local food in the state, including issues related to:
• the intrastate food supply;
• crop production and optimization;
• the agricultural workforce; and
• the capital funding of local food production;
• requires the department to report the findings and recommendations of the study to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee; and
• implements a sunset date for the study.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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4-2-1101
63I-2-204
4-2-1101
63I-2-204
0
Agricultural Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates a requirement for the Department of Agriculture and Food to study issues 
related to local food availability. 
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines "local food";
requires the Department of Agriculture and Food (department) to study the barriers and 
gaps related to increasing the availability of local food in the state, including issues 
related to: 
the intrastate food supply;
crop production and optimization;
the agricultural workforce; and
the capital funding of local food production;
requires the department to report the findings and recommendations of the study to the 
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee; and
implements a sunset date for the study.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-2-204
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5
ENACTS:
4-2-1101
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
4-2-1101
 is enacted to read:
11. Agricultural Studies
4-2-1101
. Local food study.
(1)
As used in this section, "local food" means an agricultural product that is:
(a)
produced, processed, and distributed for sale or consumption within the state; and
(b)
sold to an end consumer within the state.
(2)
(a)
The department shall study the barriers and gaps related to increasing local food 
availability in the state, including analysis of:
(i)
the intrastate food supply chain;
(ii)
crop production and optimization;
(iii)
the agricultural workforce;
(iv)
the capital funding of local food production; and
(v)
federal and state regulatory burdens on local food production.
(b)
The department shall seek input from a wide range of stakeholders for the study 
described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
, including a diverse group of the state's agricultural 
producers based on geography, operation size. and operation type.
(3)
The study described in Subsection 
(2)
 shall:
(a)
research the production costs and economic impacts for agricultural operators to:
(i)
voluntarily seek to implement or explore various crop types, including the 
production costs to, and economic impacts on, agricultural operators that seek out 
assistance to incorporate new traditional or alternative crop types into an existing 
operation; and
(ii)
maintain, modernize, and upgrade equipment;
(b)
research the barriers to entry associated with careers in agriculture by reviewing:
(i)
existing challenges;
(ii)
available career development and hiring resources;
(iii)
programs in other states that support individuals interested in pursuing careers in 
agriculture;
(iv)
opportunities for new agricultural producers to use the expertise and capital of 
existing agricultural producers; and
(v)
the potential for creating a small farm incubator program;
(c)
research gaps in the state's food supply chain with respect to local food, including:
(i)
aggregation;
(ii)
distribution;
(iii)
storage; and
(iv)
processing; and
(d)
propose potential funding solutions to address the issues identified by the 
department's research under this Subsection 
(3)
, including recommendations for:
(i)
potential grant programs;
(ii)
potential investment by private capital; and
(iii)
available funding from state and federal sources.
(4)
(a)
The department shall report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and 
Environment Interim Committee at or before the committee's June 2026 interim 
meeting.
(b)
The report described in Subsection 
(4)(a)
 shall include:
(i)
research findings related to each study item described in Subsection 
(3)
; and
(ii)
policy solutions related to each study item described in Subsection 
(3)
.
(c)
The report described in Subsection 
(4)(a)
 may include recommendations for 
legislation and legislative appropriations.
Section 2, Section 
63I-2-204
 is amended to read:
63I-2-204
. Repeal dates: Title 4.
(1)
Section 
4-2-1101
, Local food study, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(1)
(2)
Section 
4-11-117
, Beekeeping working group -- Development of standards, is 
repealed May 1, 2025.
(2)
(3)
Subsection 
4-41a-102
(6), regarding the Cannabis Research Review Board, is 
repealed July 1, 2026.
(3)
(4)
Section 
4-46-104
, Transition, is repealed July 1, 2024.
Section 3. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
.
3-6-25 5:18 PM