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CS/SB 858: Agriculture

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture ; Hays

Agriculture; Prohibits a county from enforcing certain limits on the activity of a bona fide farm operation on agricultural land under certain circumstances. Prohibits a county from charging agricultural lands for stormwater management assessments and fees under certain circumstances. Allows an assessment to be collected if credits against the assessment are provided for implementation of best management practices. Creates the "Agricultural Land Acknowledgement Act," etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Budget
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/8/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Budget -SJ 67
    2/28/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/07/11, 3:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    3/7/2011 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 118
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 67
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Regulated Industries
    • Remaining references corrected to Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 116
    • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 118
    • CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 115
    3/16/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/21/11, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/21/2011 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 235
    • Now in Budget -SJ 235
    4/20/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/25/11, 1:15 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Budget

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  • CS/SB 858, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2011 at 11:15 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2011 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2011 (pdf)
    Budget (Pre-Meeting) 4/22/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 707 (c1) Agriculture Crisafulli Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (RRS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/21/2011 10:15 AM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    163.3162 Agricultural Lands and Practices Act. Page 2 (pdf)
    163.3163 Page 6 (pdf)
    205.064 Farm, aquacultural, grove, horticultural, floricultural, tropical piscicultural, and tropical fish farm products; certain exemptions. Page 9 (pdf)
    322.01 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    604.15 Dealers in agricultural products; definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    604.50 Nonresidential farm buildings. Page 10 (pdf)
    624.4095 Premiums written; restrictions. Page 11 (pdf)
    823.145 Disposal by open burning of mulch plastic used in agricultural operations. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 858, Original Filed Version Posted 2/8/2011 at 10:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) 3/1/2011 (pdf)
    Agriculture (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 707 Agriculture Crisafulli Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (RRS)     		Track This Bill
    H 803 Property and Casualty Insurance Wood Compare Last Action: 5/3/2011 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1007 (Ch. 2011-226), CS/CS/CS/SB 408 (Ch. 2011-39), SB 2156 (Ch. 2011-142) -HJ 1101
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 408 (c1) Property and Casualty Insurance Richter Compare Last Action: 5/17/2011 Chapter No. 2011-39, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1007 (Ch. 2011-226), HB 4081 (Ch. 2011-11), SB 2156 (Ch. 2011-142)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    272956 - Amendment
    Delete lines 149 - 159 and insert:     		Agriculture
    (Hays)     		3/2/2011
    11:03 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/8/2011     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/7/2011 3:15 PM Agriculture 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    163.3162 Agricultural Lands and Practices Act. Page 2 (pdf)
    163.3163 Page 6 (pdf)
    205.064 Farm, aquacultural, grove, horticultural, floricultural, tropical piscicultural, and tropical fish farm products; certain exemptions. Page 9 (pdf)
    322.01 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    604.15 Dealers in agricultural products; definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    604.50 Nonresidential farm buildings. Page 10 (pdf)
    624.4095 Premiums written; restrictions. Page 11 (pdf)
    823.145 Disposal by open burning of mulch plastic used in agricultural operations. Page 11 (pdf)

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