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Introduced
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
In Committee
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
194th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative operating off-highway or recreational vehicles that damage or destroy certain field crop products or agricultural property. Agriculture.
AI Summary
This bill modifies existing Massachusetts law related to agricultural property damage by adding the word "device" to the existing legal language describing potential targets of property destruction. While the bill text is quite brief, it appears to expand the scope of legal protections for agricultural property by explicitly including devices alongside existing protections for structures and other agricultural assets. The amendment suggests that the law now more comprehensively covers different types of agricultural equipment, structures, and technological devices used in farming and agriculture. By adding the word "device", the bill likely aims to provide clearer legal recourse for farmers whose technological or mechanical agricultural equipment might be damaged by off-highway or recreational vehicles, thus strengthening property protection for agricultural businesses and practitioners.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Agriculture and Fisheries (on 06/27/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H134 |
| BillText | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H134.pdf |
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