Relating to: local regulation of vegetable gardens.
AB 41 prohibits local governments (cities, towns, or counties) from requiring permits or banning vegetable gardens on residential property. It defines a "vegetable garden" as a plot growing edible plants, flowers, or pollinator plants on a homeowner's own land. The bill allows local governments to still enforce zoning, water/fertilizer rules, and weed control as long as those regulations don't specifically target vegetable gardens. This directly affects residents who grow food or flowers in their yards, ensuring they cannot be stopped or charged fees by local authorities for doing so.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 17, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Kreibich, Goeben, Miresse, Stroud and Wichgers;
cosponsored by Senator Jacque
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