This bill strengthens legal protections for farms and agricultural operations against nuisance lawsuits by clarifying that an operation cannot be sued as a nuisance based on changed neighborhood conditions if it was operating lawfully when it began and has been in existence for over a year. The bill also allows protected agricultural operations to reasonably expand their acreage or animal units without losing this legal protection, and specifies that this protection can be inherited or transferred to new owners and cannot be lost through temporary farming pauses or operational changes.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 544
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 497
Signed by the President S.J. 430
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 446
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 7. H.J. 399
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 8. S.J. 339
Senate Motion to amend S.J. 339
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 332
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 316
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 301
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 1. S.J. 4
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 137
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 9. H.J. 165
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 4
Agriculture and Natural Resources Motion to amend H.J. 4
Agriculture and Natural Resources Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources H.J. 60
James Wangsness
Prime sponsor · Rep.
R
Joshua Klumb
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R
Cosponsors
Concurred in amendments
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Agriculture and Natural Resources — Do Pass Amended