TO PLACE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL PLANNING A CROP RESIDUE BURN; AND TO ADDRESS LIABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS FOLLOWED CROP RESIDUE BURN REQUIREMENTS.

House Bill 1045 aimed to establish new requirements for individuals conducting crop residue burns, primarily affecting farmers and agricultural operators. The bill would have mandated that all planned crop residue burns be reported to the Department of Agriculture before they commence. Additionally, it sought to address the liability for individuals who comply with these new burn requirements. Information submitted to the Department of Agriculture regarding these burns would have been exempt from public record laws.