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H.B. 451: Agricultural Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill addresses funding for agricultural land.

  • Provides that the conservation commission (commission) may award loans and grants from the Agriculture Resource Development Fund to small farmers: to obtain an active farm no larger than 20 acres or expand an active farm up to 20 total acres; for the purpose of a down payment; and to purchase equipment or cover an operational cost related to developing or maintaining agricultural l
  • Grants rulemaking authority to the commission related to the small farm assistance program
  • Appropriates funding for the small farm assistance program
  • Requires the Department of Agriculture and Food to report to a legislative committee on the status of the small farm assistance program
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Agriculture · Department of Agriculture and Food · Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures · Agriculture & Food · New Rulemaking Authority

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 451, dated February 5, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation increases revenue to the Agriculture Resources Development Fund by $20,000,000 one-time in FY 2026.
  • State expenditures: Transportation Infrastructure General Fund Support Subfund, One-time Enactment of this legislation appropriates $20,000,000 one-time from the Transportation Infrastructure General Fund Support Subfund one-time in FY 2026 to the Agriculture Resource Development Fund for grants and loans to small farmers.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

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Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.