S.3040

Fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts

Chamber Passed·4/1/26
Introduced Text

Massachusetts S3040 fosters agricultural resilience through urban agriculture, agritourism, and food security initiatives.

Massachusetts S3040 fosters agricultural resilience by establishing the Vacant Lots to Urban Agriculture Fund to support urban agriculture projects on vacant lots. It creates a Massachusetts food tourism task force to promote local food, farm, and agricultural goods. The bill also establishes a Next Generation Farmers Fund to support agricultural workforce development. Additionally, it mandates a study on the feasibility of additional county agricultural schools and expands the definition of agritourism to include certain activities on land used for commercial agriculture.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 39–0 · Apr 1
Current
Ways and Means Committee
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

0
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #145

39 Yea

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0 Nay

1 Absent

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History

Apr 6

House

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Apr 1

Senate

S3029, reprinted as amended

Apr 1

Senate

Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #145 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)