MA S482

Bill

MA S482

Regarding a farmland protection and viability action plan

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/09/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to a farmland protection and viability action plan. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, in consultation with the Farmland Protection and Viability Advisory Commission, to develop a comprehensive Farmland Protection and Viability Plan. The plan will include an inventory of state-owned farmland, a review of state agency policies related to farmland use and leasing, an analysis of farmland loss and conversion trends, recommendations for improving the Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) program, and goals and benchmarks for farmland protection and access. The advisory commission, composed of various stakeholders, will provide recommendations to the Secretary on the development of the plan. The plan must be delivered to the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture by December 31, 2020, and the Secretary will also implement a public outreach program to inform the public about the plan.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (12)

Jo Comerford (D), Dan Donahue (D), Ryan Fattman (R), Anne Gobi (D), Hannah Kane (R), Jack Lewis (D), Harold Naughton (D), Angelo Scaccia (D), Paul Schmid (D), Bruce Tarr (R), José Tosado (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules (on 01/09/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S482

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S482	03/01/2019
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S482.pdf	03/01/2019

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Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1626

To protect furloughed federal employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H332

Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3695

Relative to social media privacy protection

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H3966

To clarify the Consumer Protection Act

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3974

Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments

Accompanied a new draft, see H4073

Similar To

H849

Resolve to protect and preserve family camping in Massachusetts

Accompanied S449

Similar To

S1340

Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see S2547

Similar To

S1437

Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S185

Relative to mobile wireless contracts and agreements

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1985

Relative to the Energy Facilities Siting Board

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2155

Resolutions relative to the prohibition of nuclear weapons

Accompanied a study order, see S2551

Similar To

S2294

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2338

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]

Similar To

S2341

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2349

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2388

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2409

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S520

Relative to recycling

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S893

To provide landowners title protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S968

To protect the privacy of 911 callers

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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