HB 2521 — An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in agricultural business development center, further providing for purpose and for limitation on grants.
Congress · introduced 2026-05-14
Latest action: — Referred to FINANCE, May 14, 2026
Sponsors
- Jacob D. Banta (R, PA-4) — sponsor · 2026-05-14
- Michael Stender (R, PA-108) — cosponsor · 2026-05-14
- Parke Wentling (R, PA-7) — cosponsor · 2026-05-14
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2026-05-14
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2026-05-14
- Robert E. Merski (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-05-14
- Patrick J. Harkins (D, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-05-14
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to FINANCE, May 14, 2026
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Bill text
Printer's No. 3409 · 1,984 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 3409
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2521
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY BANTA, STENDER, WENTLING, JAMES, ZIMMERMAN, MERSKI
AND HARKINS, MAY 13, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MAY 14, 2026
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in agricultural business development center,
3 further providing for purpose and for limitation on grants.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 4804 of Title 3 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
8 § 4804. Purpose.
9 The department shall operate the center for the following
10 purposes:
11 * * *
12 (9) To devise, award and administer grants to
13 agricultural operations impacted by acute market disruptions.
14 Section 2. Section 4807(b) of Title 3 is amended and the
15 section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
16 § 4807. Limitation on grants.
17 * * *
18 (b) Matching.--[Grant] Except as provided under subsection
1 (d), grant amounts shall be limited to 75% of project costs. In-
2 kind support shall not be counted toward an applicant's matching
3 contribution.
4 * * *
5 (d) Acute market disruptions.--The limitation of grants to
6 75% or less of project costs under subsection (b) shall not
7 apply during any period for which the secretary has determined
8 that an acute disruption has occurred within the agricultural
9 market.
10 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Finance Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob D. Banta (R, state_lower PA-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Michael Stender (R, state_lower PA-108) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Parke Wentling (R, state_lower PA-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Patrick J. Harkins (D, state_lower PA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Robert E. Merski (D, state_lower PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Finance Committee · pa-leg