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H729 • 2025

Farmland Protection Act.

Farmland Protection Act.

Agriculture Energy Taxes
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Dixon, Howard, Riddell, Arp, Biggs, Blackwell, Branson, Brisson, Cairns, Eddins, Hastings, N. Jackson, Loftis, Miller, Moss, Penny, Pyrtle, Ross, Scott, Stevens, Tyson, Ward, Watford, Winslow
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
Re-ref Com On Energy and Public Utilities
Effective date
2025-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Farmland Protection Act.

H729-SMTM-22(CSTQxf-18)-v-4 (2025-04-15): Farmland Protection Act.

What This Bill Does

  • H729-SMTM-22(CSTQxf-18)-v-4 (2025-04-15): Farmland Protection Act.
  • H729-SMTQ-36(CSTQxf-20)-v-3 (2025-04-30): Farmland Protection Act.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 729: Farmland Protection Act.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 729: Farmland Protection Act.
  • Committee: House Finance.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Agriculture and Environment.
  • If favorable, re- refer to Energy and Public Utilities.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 729: Farmland Protection Act.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 729: Farmland Protection Act.
  • Committee: House Agriculture and Environment.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Energy and Public Utilities.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 30, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 House

    Re-ref Com On Energy and Public Utilities

  2. 2025-04-30 House

    Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  3. 2025-04-15 House

    Re-ref Com On Agriculture and Environment

  4. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  5. 2025-04-14 House

    Re-ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, Energy and Public Utilities, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  6. 2025-04-14 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  7. 2025-04-14 House

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

  8. 2025-04-14 House

    Serial Referral To Finance Stricken

  9. 2025-04-14 House

    Serial Referral To Energy and Public Utilities Stricken

  10. 2025-04-10 House

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added

  11. 2025-04-10 House

    Serial Referral To Finance Added

  12. 2025-04-10 House

    Serial Referral To Energy and Public Utilities Added

  13. 2025-04-10 House

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

  14. 2025-04-10 House

    Serial Referral To Finance Stricken

  15. 2025-04-03 House

    Ref to the Com on Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  16. 2025-04-03 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  17. 2025-04-02 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H729-SMTM-22(CSTQxf-18)-v-4
(2025-04-15): Farmland Protection Act.
H729-SMTQ-36(CSTQxf-20)-v-3
(2025-04-30): Farmland Protection Act.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 3
HOUSE BILL 729
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/15/25
Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 4/30/25

Short Title: Farmland Protection Act. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 3, 2025
*H729-v-3*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PHASE OUT THE PROPERTY TAX EXC LUSION FOR SOLAR ENE RGY 2
ELECTRIC SYSTEMS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. Effective for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2026, 5
G.S. 105-275(45) reads as rewritten: 6
"(45) Eighty percent (80%) Sixty percent (60%) of the appraised value of a solar 7
energy electric system. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "solar 8
energy electric system" means all equipment used directly and exclusively for 9
the conversion of solar energy to electricity." 10
SECTION 2. Effective for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2027, 11
G.S. 105-275(45), as amended by Section 1 of this act, reads as rewritten: 12
"(45) Sixty percent (60%) Forty percent (40%) of the appraised value of a solar 13
energy electric system. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "solar 14
energy electric system" means all equipment used directly and exclusively for 15
the conversion of solar energy to electricity." 16
SECTION 3. Effective for taxable years begin ning on or after July 1, 2028, 17
G.S. 105-275(45), as amended by Section 2 of this act, reads as rewritten: 18
"(45) Forty percent (40%) Twenty percent (20%) of the appraised value of a solar 19
energy electric system. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "s olar 20
energy electric system" means all equipment used directly and exclusively for 21
the conversion of solar energy to electricity." 22
SECTION 4. Effective for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2029, 23
G.S. 105-275(45) is repealed. 24
SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes 25
law. 26