Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2026-05-06 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2026-05-06 Senate Journal Page 2489 SB 200 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 200(RES) "An Act relating to municipal assessments of farm or agricultural land; and providing for an effective date" was read the third time. Senator Giessel moved the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Giessel offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 4, through page 2, line 3: Delete all material. Page 2, line 4: Delete "Sec. 2" Insert "Section 1" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 2, lines 21 - 25: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 2, lines 27 - 29: Delete "[THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO LAND FOR WHICH THE OWNER HAS GRANTED, AND HAS OUTSTANDING, A LEASE OR OPTION TO BUY THE SURFACE RIGHTS.]" 2026-05-06 Senate Journal Page 2490 Insert "This section does not apply to land for which the owner has granted, and has outstanding, a lease or option to buy the surface rights." Page 3, lines 15 - 21: Delete all material and insert: "(A) the use of land for profit for raising and harvesting crops, for the feeding, breeding, and management of livestock, for dairying, or for another agricultural use, or any combination of those uses; for land to be farm use land, the owner or lessee of the land must be actively engaged in farming the land and derive at least $2,500 of yearly gross income from the land [THE PRODUCTION OF CROPS, FRUITS, OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR FOR THE SUSTENANCE OR GRAZING OF LIVESTOCK IF THE OWNER OR LESSEE SELLS AT LEAST $2,500 OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED FROM THE LAND DURING THE TAX YEAR AND FILES AN INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SCHEDULE F (FORM 1040) WITH THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE];" Page 4, lines 2 - 14: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Senator Giessel moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Dunbar objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 200(RES) Second Reading Amendment No. 1? 2026-05-06 Senate Journal Page 2491 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kaufman, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Rauscher, Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Yundt Nays: Dunbar, Kawasaki, Olson, Tobin, Wielechowski and so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 200(RES) am was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 200(RES) am "An Act relating to municipal assessments of farm or agricultural land; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 200(RES) am Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) YEAS: 18 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Rauscher, Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Yundt Nays: Dunbar, Wielechowski and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 200(RES) am passed the Senate. Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.