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2023 SESSION
SB 1511 Land use classifications; property qualifications.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Land use classifications; property qualifications. Allows a property that formerly participated in and continues to meet the qualifications of a state or federal soil and water conservation program but is no longer receiving payments or other compensation as a result of such program to continue to be eligible for designation as real estate devoted to agricultural use and real estate devoted to horticultural use. The bill further states that the presence of noxious weeds or woody growth shall not be the sole basis for denial of a property's designation as real estate devoted to agricultural use. Further, the bill requires that the application form for taxation on the basis of a use assessment allow a landowner who received payments or compensation as a result of the former participation of his property in a state or federal soil and water conservation program, and whose property continues to meet the qualifications of such program but is no longer receiving such payments or compensation, to certify that the land continues to meet the requirements of such program for the purposes of classification.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/23 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23104470D pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1511ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0345) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/20/23 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23104470D
- 01/20/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/31/23 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/23 House: Read first time
- 02/13/23 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/15/23 House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/23 House: Read second time
- 02/20/23 House: Read third time
- 02/20/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1511ER)
- 02/23/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/23/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 345 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0345)