AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT
Summary
Prohibits any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land for the extension of any water utilities past the property and from imposing any connection fee.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025
Last action Jun 4, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/04/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 1, 2025
Committee
05/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
03/19/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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