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House OKs $172 million 'people-focused' agriculture finance bill

By Tim Walker
Rep. Paul Anderson introduces HF2446, the agriculture budget bill, on the House Floor April 24. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)
Rep. Paul Anderson introduces HF2446, the agriculture budget bill, on the House Floor April 24. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)

If you’re the type to keep score, take note that the omnibus agriculture and broadband finance bill is the first omnibus budget bill to pass off the House Floor this session.

By a vote of 130-3 Thursday, the House passed the $172 million budget bill for fiscal years 2026-27, sending HF2446 to the Senate.

And if you’re a betting person, bet on a conference committee being appointed to resolve differences between HF2446 and the Senate’s omnibus agriculture bill, SF2458, which proposes appropriating $17.3 million less than the House bill in fiscal years 2026-27.

Rep. Paul Anderson (R-Starbuck), sponsor of HF2446 and co-chair of the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee, focused on how the bill was truly a compromise between both parties.
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