H 3008 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to non-contiguous farm land

HD 3691 allows farm owners with two or more separate land parcels (totaling at least five acres) to qualify for agricultural benefits as if the land were contiguous. To qualify, all parcels must be within a 10-mile radius of each other or located entirely within a single municipality. The bill treats these non-contiguous parcels as one continuous piece of land for eligibility purposes under the law. This change directly affects agricultural landowners seeking benefits that typically require contiguous property.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Nov 12, 2025
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Nov 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Oct 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Revenue
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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