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.
Last Action: 6/17/2025 Senate - Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Agriculture (AG)
- 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 
 6/17/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 
 6/28/2024 • Vetoed by Governor 
 7/10/2024 Senate • Veto Message received (2025 Special Session A, 2025 Special Session B, 2025 Special Session C, 2025 Regular Session) 
 • Veto Message referred to Rules
 6/17/2025 Senate • Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State 
 
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                    CS/SB 1082, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2024 at 1:09 PM Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1051 (c2) Housing for Agricultural Workers Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/4/2024 H Laid on Table   Citations - Statutes (1)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3162 Agricultural Lands and Practices. Page 2 (pdf) 
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                    CS/SB 1082, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/22/2024 at 11:10 AM Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1051 (c2) Housing for Agricultural Workers Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/4/2024 H Laid on Table   Floor Votes (2)Date Chamber Result 2/29/2024 2:43 PM Senate 34 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/5/2024 11:58 AM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3162 Agricultural Lands and Practices. Page 2 (pdf) 
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                    SB 1082, Original Filed Version Posted 12/27/2023 at 9:40 AM Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1051 (c1) Housing for Agricultural Workers Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/4/2024 H Laid on Table   Committee Amendments (2)Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 727784 - Amendment 
 Delete lines 29 - 146 and insert:Rules 
 (Collins)2/8/2024 
 8:11 AMWithdrawn 
 2/20/2024Web Page 
 PDF780092 - Amendment (Delete All) 
 Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Rules 
 (Collins)2/19/2024 
 6:00 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute 
 2/21/2024Web Page 
 PDFCommittee Votes (3)Date Committee Result 1/16/2024 11:00 AM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 1/23/2024 1:00 PM Agriculture 6 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/21/2024 9:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3162 Agricultural Lands and Practices. Page 2 (pdf)