South Carolina House Bill 3543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-22 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Garvin
Pending: House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 3, Title 46 Entitled The "black Farmer Restoration Program", To Direct The Department Of Agriculture To Establish The Black Farmer Restoration Fund To Purchase Farmland On The Open Market And Grant It To Eligible Individuals, To Establish Certain Requirements And Limitations For The Program, To Establish The "farm Conservation Corps" To Provide Training In An On-field Environment For Socially Disadvantaged Residents; And To Designate The Existing Sections Of Chapter 3, Title 46 As Article 1 Entitled "general Provisions".

Black Farmer Restoration Program

Rep. JA Moore [D]	Rep. Marvin Pendarvis [D]	Rep. Jermaine Johnson [D]	Rep. Michael Rivers [D]
Rep. Shedron Williams [D]	Rep. Kambrell Garvin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Garvin
2021-01-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, S.Williams
2021-01-13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2020-12-16	House	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3543&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3543_20201216.htm