AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION
Summary
Exempts certain urban and small farmers from sales taxes, real, tangible and personal property taxes and income taxes. This act would also define urban and small farmers and urban farmland.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Last action Jun 20, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 20, 2025
How they voted
61–9
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 75
Jun 20, 2025
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican10
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 20, 2025
Committee
06/20/2025 Referred to Senate Finance
upper
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/20/2025 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 13, 2025
Committee
05/13/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
02/13/2025 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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