HB 1283 IN
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Summary
Provides that a qualifying farmer may apply to a designating body to have an area designated as an urban agricultural zone. Provides that the term "urban agricultural zone" does not include rooftop gardening or farming practices that occur on the top of a building or residential home. Provides that a designating body, before designating an area as an urban agricultural zone, must hold a public hearing and allow for public comment. Provides that a designating body may exempt lands located partially or wholly within an urban agricultural zone from property taxation. Specifies that a designating body may not impose a special benefit tax for public services provided to an urban agricultural zone, unless the designating body imposed the special benefit tax before it designated the area as an urban agricultural zone.
Sponsors (4)
- Earl Harris Democratic · author
- Greg Taylor Democratic · sponsor
- Brian Buchanan Republican · sponsor
- Mark Messmer · sponsor
13 coauthors / cosponsors
- Maureen Bauer Democratic · coauthor
- Don Lehe · coauthor
- Mike Aylesworth Republican · coauthor
- J.D. Ford Democratic · cosponsor
- David Niezgodski Democratic · cosponsor
- Fady Qaddoura Democratic · cosponsor
- Lonnie Randolph Democratic · cosponsor
- Blake Doriot Republican · cosponsor
- Jean Breaux · cosponsor
- Timothy Lanane · cosponsor
- James Tomes Republican · cosponsor
- Justin Busch Republican · cosponsor
- Dennis Kruse · cosponsor
Action history (30)
- Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Representative Harris · lower
- Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · lower
- Feb 11, 2021 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Feb 15, 2021 Representatives Bauer M, Lehe, Aylesworth added as coauthors · lower
- Feb 17, 2021 Amendment #1 (Harris) prevailed; voice vote · lower
- Feb 17, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
- Feb 22, 2021 Senate sponsors: Senators Messmer and Taylor G · lower
- Feb 22, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 221: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
- Feb 23, 2021 Referred to the Senate · lower
- Mar 1, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture · upper
- Mar 11, 2021 Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor · upper
- Mar 22, 2021 Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy · upper
- Mar 30, 2021 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
- Mar 30, 2021 Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor · upper
- Mar 30, 2021 Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor · upper
- Mar 30, 2021 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
- Apr 1, 2021 Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote · upper
- Apr 1, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
- Apr 5, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 337: yeas 47, nays 1 · upper
- Apr 5, 2021 Senator Buchanan added as third sponsor · upper
- Apr 5, 2021 Senators Doriot, Breaux, Lanane, Tomes, Busch added as cosponsors · upper
- Apr 5, 2021 Senator Kruse added as cosponsor · upper
- Apr 6, 2021 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
- Apr 8, 2021 Motion to concur filed · lower
- Apr 12, 2021 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 398: yeas 79, nays 0 · lower
- Apr 13, 2021 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Apr 23, 2021 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Apr 28, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 29, 2021 Signed by the Governor · executive
- Apr 29, 2021 Public Law 188 · lower
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