HB 2573

Requires counties to approve establishment of dwellings in conjunction with farm use on high-value farmland for cranberry farm operator meeting $40,000 annual income standard.

Status	Chapter Number Assigned
Session	2019 Regular Session
Sponsors	Caddy McKeown (Democrat) (Chief), David Brock Smith (Republican) (Chief), Dallas Heard (Republican) (Chief), David Gomberg (Democrat), Betsy Johnson (Democrat), Arnie Roblan (Democrat)
Fiscal impact	Has minimal fiscal impact
Revenue impact	Has minimal revenue impact

Bill Text

Requires counties to approve residential dwellings for cranberry farm operators meeting income standards on high-value farmland.

Original Bill Text

Sponsors#

Chief Sponsors: Caddy McKeown, David Brock Smith, Dallas Heard

Co-Sponsors: David Gomberg, Betsy Johnson, Arnie Roblan

Overview#

Removes cranberry farms from definition of “high-value farmland.] Requires counties to approve establishment of dwellings in conjunction with farm use on high-value farmland for cranberry farm operator meeting $40,000 annual income standard. Sunsets January 2, 2022.

Legislative History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-14	H	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2019-01-18	H	Referred to Agriculture and Land Use.
2019-02-21	H	Public Hearing held.
2019-04-09	H	Work Session held.
2019-04-16	H	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2019-04-17	H	Second reading.
2019-04-18	H	Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2019 Calendar.
2019-04-22	H	Third reading. Carried by McKeown. Passed.
2019-04-23	S	First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2019-04-25	S	Referred to Environment and Natural Resources.
2019-05-21	S	Public Hearing held.
2019-05-23	S	Work Session held.
2019-05-29	S	Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2019-05-29	S	Second reading.
2019-05-30	S	Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.
2019-06-03	S	Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed.
2019-06-05	H	Speaker signed.
2019-06-05	S	President signed.
2019-06-11	H	Governor signed.
2019-06-17	H	Chapter 307, (2019 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2020.