AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FORESTRY AND FOREST PARITY ACT
Summary
Creates a new motor vehicle registration for "forestry vehicles" also provides that forest product operations are permitted uses within all zoning districts of a municipality except where prohibited.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2024
Last action Jun 13, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 13, 2024
How they voted
68–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 74
Jun 13, 2024
D
Democratic64
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/13/2024 House read and passed
lower
Jun 12, 2024
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 4, 2024
Committee
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 23, 2024
Legislature · Passed
02/23/2024 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/29/2024)
legislature
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced
02/15/2024 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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