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H729 • 2025

Farmland Protection Act.

Farmland Protection Act.

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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

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Filed

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Filed

Plain English: Filed

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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    Withdrawn From Com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.