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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 379

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: local regulation of vegetable gardens.

County Farm produce Municipality Plants

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a political subdivision from requiring a permit for or

prohibiting the cultivation of a vegetable or flower garden on residential property not

owned by the political subdivision.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Goeben (R) , Myers (D) , Schutt (R) , Sortwell (R) , Wichgers (R)

4 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , Jacque (R) , Knodl (R) , Tomczyk (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 3

Passed 8–3 Jan 4, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Goeben, Bodden, Brandtjen, Myers, Schutt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara, Knodl and Tomczyk

  2. Aug 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Sep 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives C. Anderson, Baldeh, Conley and Ratcliff

  5. Nov 16, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 4, 2024 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 3

  7. Jan 4, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1