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CS/SB 1536: Agricultural Practices

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture ; Perry ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hutson ; Broxson ; Grimsley

Agricultural Practices; Exempting certain animal and aquaculture health products, fencing materials, and oxygen products from sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage taxes; revising the circumstances under which a truck tractor or heavy truck engaged in transporting certain agricultural or horticultural products is eligible for a restricted license plate for a fee; deleting a requirement that registrants pay a supplemental fee for pesticides that contain an active ingredient for which the United States Environmental Protection Agency has established a food tolerance limit, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5401 (Ch. 2017-158), HB 7109 (Ch. 2017-36)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2017 Senate • Filed
3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 200
3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 200
3/16/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/21/17, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
3/21/2017 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 257
3/23/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/28/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 257
3/29/2017 Senate • CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 269
4/10/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 04/13/17, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
4/13/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 424
4/17/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 424
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5401 (Ch. 2017-158), HB 7109 (Ch. 2017-36)