Kentucky House Bill 253 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 14 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-16 - to Agriculture (S)
Pending: Senate Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 132.010 to include agricultural land of five acres of more when used to form an agricultural district; amend KRS 262.850 to define "agricultural land" "agriculture" "horticulture" "aquaculture" "livestock" and "poultry"; add the local comprehensive plan and the 401 facilities plan to the county development patterns considered by the board of supervisors as one of the factors when considering the formation of an agricultural district; require land considered for agricultural district to have been used agriculturally one year prior to petition for inclusion in the agricultural district; distinguish agricultural districts of 10 acres or more from those less than 10 acres with respect to review by the soil and water conservation board of supervisors; require agricultural districts of less than 10 acres to comply with any conservation plans required by the state soil and water conservation commission; require the board to inform district members of their agricultural property valuation eligibility requirements; and renumber subsections to conform.

AN ACT relating to agricultural districts.

Rep. Royce Adams [D]

Rep. Mitchel Denham [D]

Rep. Thomas McKee [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-16		to Agriculture (S)
2012-02-14		received in Senate
2012-02-13		3rd reading, passed 93-0 with floor amendment (1)
2012-02-10		floor amendment (1) filed
2012-02-09		taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
2012-02-06		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 10, 2012
2012-02-02		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-02-01		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with committee amendment (1)
2012-01-23		posted in committee
2012-01-17		to Agriculture & Small Business (H)
2012-01-12		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB253.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB253/bill.doc