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CS/SB 1082: Housing for Legally Verified Agricultural Workers

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Collins

Housing for Legally Verified Agricultural Workers; Defining the terms “legally verified agricultural worker” and “housing site”; prohibiting a governmental entity from adopting or enforcing any legislation to inhibit the construction of housing for legally verified agricultural workers on agricultural land operated as a bona fide farm; authorizing governmental entities to adopt local land use regulations that are less restrictive; authorizing the continued use of housing sites constructed before the effective date of the act if certain conditions are met, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/5/2024 Senate - Ordered enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Agriculture (AG)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/27/2023 Senate • Filed
1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Agriculture; Rules
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/11/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/16/24, 11:00 am, 401 Senate Building
1/16/2024 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Agriculture
1/18/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
1/23/2024 Senate • Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/24/2024 Senate • Now in Rules
2/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/08/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/16/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2024 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2/22/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS by Rules read 1st time
2/27/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/24
2/29/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 562
• Read 3rd time -SJ 562
• CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 562
2/29/2024 House • In Messages
3/1/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2024)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/4/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/5/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
3/5/2024 Senate • Ordered enrolled