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CS/CS/HB 761: Agriculture

GENERAL BILL by Policy & Budget Council ; Environment & Natural Resources Council ; Pickens ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Boyd ; Kendrick ; Poppell

Agriculture; Repeals provision relating to campaign contributions to Commissioner of Agriculture candidates; prohibits county government enforcement of certain ordinances, resolutions, regulations, rules, or policies relating to certain activities of bona fide farm operation on land classified as agricultural; expands eligibility for exemption from local business tax receipt for privilege of selling specified products, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 5/2/2008 Senate - Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 866 (Ch. 2008-95), CS/SB 2222 (Ch. 2008-221)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/28/2008 House • Filed
2/5/2008 House • Referred to Environment & Natural Resources Council; Policy & Budget Council
2/7/2008 House • Referred to Agribusiness (ENR) by Environment & Natural Resources Council
3/4/2008 House • Introduced, referred to Environment & Natural Resources Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00062; Referred to Agribusiness (ENR) by Environment & Natural Resources Council -HJ 00134
3/17/2008 House • On Committee agenda-- Agribusiness (ENR), 03/19/08, 9:45 am, 216-C --Not considered
3/19/2008 House • On Committee agenda-- Agribusiness (ENR), 03/19/08, 3:00 pm, Reed Hall; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Agribusiness (ENR); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00312; Now in Environment & Natural Resources Council -HJ 00312
3/24/2008 House • On Council agenda-- Environment & Natural Resources Council, 03/26/08, 9:00 am, 404-H
3/26/2008 House • CS by Environment & Natural Resources Council; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00415
4/4/2008 House • CS read 1st time on 04/04/08 -HJ 00414; CS filed
4/7/2008 House • Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00422
4/21/2008 House • On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/21/08, 1:00 pm, 212-K; CS/CS by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 29 NAYS 0 -HJ 00711
4/22/2008 House • CS read 1st time on 04/22/08 -HJ 00706; CS filed; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00710
4/24/2008 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00796; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00796
4/28/2008 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 01012; CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01012
4/28/2008 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2008 Senate • Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 866 (Ch. 2008-95), CS/SB 2222 (Ch. 2008-221)