DelawareDelaware’s agriculture council has nine members and required farming backgrounds
Delaware’s agriculture council has nine members appointed by the Governor and must include a livestock or poultry producer and a farmer aged 40 or younger.
What it does
The Governor’s Council on Agriculture has nine members appointed by the Governor. The Governor chooses the chair from among them.
The council must include a livestock or poultry producer and a farmer aged 40 or younger.
Argument forIncluding a younger farmer and a livestock or poultry producer could bring their experience directly into the council’s work.
Argument againstReserving council seats for specific farming backgrounds could leave fewer seats for people with other agriculture experience.
More detail
The council has nine members appointed by the Governor. This applies to Delaware’s Governor’s Council on Agriculture. The Governor appoints members to three-year terms and chooses the chair from among them. Members serve three-year terms; the chair serves at the Governor’s pleasure.
The council must include a livestock or poultry producer and a farmer aged 40 or younger. At least one member must be a livestock or poultry producer, and at least one must be a farmer aged 40 or younger.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 23Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Jun 16Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENTPassed House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 10Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its MeritsMinor
- Mar 11Assigned to Agriculture Committee in HouseMinor
- Mar 10Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YESPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Amendment SA 1 to SB 211 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YESMajor
- Jan 21Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 6 FavorableMinor
- Jan 13Amendment SA 1 to SB 211 - Introduced and Placed With BillMinor
- 2025
- Dec 18Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in SenateIntroduced
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