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2026-05-06                     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 :                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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FOR WHICH THE OWNER HAS GRANTED, AND HAS                                                                                        
OUTSTANDING, A LEASE OR OPTION TO BUY THE SURFACE                                                                               
RIGHTS.]"                                                                                                                       

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owner has granted, and has outstanding, a lease or option to buy the                                                            
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                                      "(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];"                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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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?                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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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.