Bills by subject

Farmland preservation

33 bills and resolutions. 7 became law, 1 was vetoed, and 13 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 7 Prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 453 Required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 2, 2026
AB 30 Prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 17

Mar 23, 2026
AB 30: Prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 218: Limitations on ownership of real property in this state by foreign persons. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 264: Certain limitations on claiming the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 411: Creation of a farmland link program. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 2, 2026
AB 453: Required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 693: The offering of deer to a meat processing facility for provision to a food pantry.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 852: Farmland preservation implementation grants, maximum acres of agricultural enterprise areas, indexing the farmland preservation tax credit for inflation, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 900: Eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 7: Prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
Vetoed by the governor.

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May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 219: Limitations on ownership of real property in this state by foreign persons. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 261: Certain limitations on claiming the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 412: Creation of a farmland link program. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 680: The offering of deer to a meat processing facility for provision to a food pantry.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 841: Farmland preservation implementation grants, maximum acres of agricultural enterprise areas, indexing the farmland preservation tax credit for inflation, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 890: Eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 10

Mar 23, 2012
AB 34: Eliminating the fee for having land rezoned out a farmland preservation zoning district and eliminating the program for purchasing agricultural conservation easements.
Stopped in committee.
Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 171: An income and franchise tax credit for qualified production activities income.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 602: Designation, modification, and termination of agricultural enterprise areas.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 10, 2012
AB 638: Technical changes to the qualified production activities income and franchise tax credit.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 24: Eliminating the fee for having land rezoned out a farmland preservation zoning district and eliminating the program for purchasing agricultural conservation easements.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 123: An income and franchise tax credit for qualified production activities income.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 497: Designation, modification, and termination of agricultural enterprise areas.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 526: Technical changes to the qualified production activities income and franchise tax credit.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.

2009–10 session: 6

May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 743: Processing certain applications for farmland preservation agreements.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 863: Eliminating the requirement to pay a conversion fee for having land rezoned out of a farmland preservation zoning district.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 870: The requirement to pay a conversion fee for having land rezoned out of a farmland preservation zoning district.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 576: The requirement to pay a conversion fee for having land rezoned out of a farmland preservation zoning district.
Stopped in committee.
May 20, 2010
SB 623: Processing certain applications for farmland preservation agreements.
Became law.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject