Nevada SB233: Revises provisions relating to agriculture. (BDR S-704)

What the bill says

An act relating to agriculture; requiring the Council on Food Security within the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Director of the State Department of Agriculture to establish the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program to supplement the supply of nutritious food available to persons through food banks and other providers…

From the enrolled text, June 4, 2025:

AN ACT relating to agriculture; requiring the Council on Food Security within the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Director of the State Department of Agriculture to establish the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program to supplement the supply of nutritious food available to persons through food banks and other providers. (NRS 561.515) Section 2 of this bill requires the Council on Food Security within the Department of Health and Human Services to study issues relating to the long-term financial stability of the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program, including, without limitation, identifying sustainable sources of revenue to fund the Program. Section 2 also: (1) requires the Council to submit a written report of the results of the study to the Director of the Department and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 84th Session of the Legislature; and (2) authorizes the Council to request the drafting of not more than one legislative measure for prefiling on or before the first day of the regular session of the 2027 Legislature. Section 3 of this bill makes an appropriation of $800,000 to the Nutritious Food …

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