Kentucky House Bill 51 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-09 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #4) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 193 to expand, to the extent feasible, the Department of Corrections’ current Farm Operations Program to all adult correctional facilities operated within the Commonwealth, including correctional facilities operated by private contractors; include definitions for "agriculture," "agricultural commodity," "apiary", "aquaculture," "food bank," livestock," and "poultry"; restrict the consumption of food and agricultural products grown or produced under the Farm Operations Program to inmates and other enumerated individuals or organizations; require that any surplus of agricultural commodities be donated; exempt certain livestock production, use, and ; authorize the department to create an outreach program to facilitate the development of farm operations programs for county jails; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to develop a strategic plan for the implementation of the goals, objectives, and program criteria of the Farm Operations Program; identify land and property suitable for development; require the department to submit an annual report to the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary by November 1, beginning in 2017 and provide information on the status of the program, including progress made in achieving the program’s purposes, expenditures, and cost savings attributed to the program, and any other information the department can provide concerning the program’s operations.

AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections' farm operations.

Rep. Johnny Bell [D]

Rep. Linda Belcher [D]

Rep. Jody Richards [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-09	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2016-02-09	House	taken from Rules
2016-02-04	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-02-03	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2016-01-25	House	posted in committee
2016-01-05	House	to Judiciary (H)
2016-01-05	House	introduced in House
2015-12-10	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB51.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB51/bill.doc
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB51/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB51/CI.pdf