Establishes housing of equine-related farm employees in facilities with horses under certain conditions as "Right to Farm" permissible activity; requires State Agriculture Development Committee agricultural management practice that permits such housing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
General Assembly Passage
Nov 2020
Signed into Law
Jan 2021
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Signed Jan 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jul 30, 2020 · General Assembly Nov 16, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jul 30, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jan 7, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, c.154.
executive
Nov 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-1-0)
lower
Oct 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture Committee
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Jun 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
upper
5 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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