Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB315: TO ESTABLISH THE FARMER PROTECTION ACT
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to establish the farmer protection act; and for other purposes. subtitle to establish the farmer protection act.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE FARMER PROTECTION ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO ESTABLISH THE FARMER PROTECTION ACT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 2, Chapter 1, is amended to add an additional subchapter to read as follows: Subchapter 4 -- Farmer Protection Act 2-1-401. Title. This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Farmer Protection Act". 2-1-402. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Environmental, social, and governance activists demand "zero emissions on farm machinery" but ignore that electric heavy farm machinery would be far larger than diesel counterparts, would require extensive charging infrastructure on farms to meet harvesting demands, may struggle in cold weather, and simply is not feasible for farmers in Arkansas; (2) Farmers in Arkansas depend on the availability of financing, and consumers depend on farmers for food; (3) Reducing financing, restricting fertilizer usage, or forcing farmers to purchase electric farm machinery may put farmers out of business *CRH082* 02/26/2025 11:44:21 AM CRH082 SB315 and raise food prices for consumers; and (4) State governments should take steps to ensure that financial institutions do not unfairly discriminate against agriculture producers. 2-1-403. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1)(A) "Agriculture producer" means a natural person or company engaged …
Sponsors
- Blake Johnson (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Randy Torres (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : Sine Die adjournment
- : Withdrawn by author.
- : Withdrawn from Committee and placed on calendar.
- : Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is SB315?
- SB315 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO ESTABLISH THE FARMER PROTECTION ACT.
- What does SB315 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to establish the farmer protection act; and for other purposes. subtitle to establish the farmer protection act.
- What is the status of SB315?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Sine Die adjournment (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB315?
- Blake Johnson (R, 21), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB315?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=SB315
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