Urban agricultural zones.
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 8, 2021
Signed Apr 29, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Apr 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 12, 2021
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 398: yeas 79, nays 0
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 337: yeas 47, nays 1
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 221: yeas 92, nays 0
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Harris) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Buchanan
RRepublican
P
Earl Harris
DDemocratic
P
Greg Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
Co
David Niezgodski
DDemocratic
Co
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
Co
DL
Don Lehe
RRepublican
Co
Fady Qaddoura
DDemocratic
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Jean Breaux
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Tomes
RRepublican
Co
Justin Busch
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
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