2025 bills / H.B. 240
H.B. 240 Urban Farming Assessment Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill lets land qualify for the urban farming property tax assessment based on its gross sales, in addition to agricultural production. It also requires applicants to give the county assessor documents proving the land meets the requirements, removes the yearly renewal application for approved land, and lets assessors ask owners for more information in certain cases.
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Official description
- allows for land to qualify for urban farming assessment based on gross sales in addition to qualifying based on agricultural production
- provides for land to continue to qualify for urban farming assessment based on gross sales upon failing to meet certain timing requirements
- requires an applicant for urban farming assessment to submit documentation to the county assessor demonstrating the land meets the agricultural production or gross sales requirements
- clarifies that a portion of land may qualify for urban farming assessment even if other portions of the land do not qualify
- repeals the requirement for an owner of land approved for urban farming assessment to submit an annual renewal application
- establishes circumstances under which a county assessor may request additional information from an owner of land approved for urban farming assessment
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 11 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to change the bill · 2/6/2025 4:18 PMWho voted how
- 4 yes, 7 no, 3 absentHouse Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: House vote, which failed · 2/6/2025 4:19 PMWho voted how
- 11 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote, which it did not pass · 2/6/2025 4:21 PMWho voted how
- 7 yes, 0 no, 7 absentHouse Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to change the bill · 2/12/2025 3:16 PMWho voted how
- 7 yes, 0 no, 7 absentHouse Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to approve it · 2/12/2025 3:17 PMWho voted how
- 67 yes, 0 no, 8 absentFinal House vote · 2/20/2025 2:23 PMWho voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Revenue and Taxation Committee: vote to approve it · 2/26/2025 9:36 AMWho voted how
- 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absentFinal Senate vote · 3/7/2025 10:34 PMWho voted how