Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 418 — AN ACT relating to agricultural districts.

Last action — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 136)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Democratic) on April 09, 2024.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 96% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    5 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amend KRS 262.850 to decrease the minimum number of acres to qualify as an agricultural district from 250 acres to 50 acres; add cities that are within one mile of the agricultural district to the list of entities to be notified of the proposal, approval, and withdrawal of property from, an agricultural district; allow a district board of supervisors of supervisors to consider possible dissolution of an agricultural district if an owner's withdrawal of property results in the remaining land no longer qualifying as agricultural land.

Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 418/GA AN ACT relating to agricultural districts.
CHAPTER 136 1 CHAPTER 136 ( HB 418 ) AN ACT relating to agricultural districts.
The petition shall include a description of the proposed area, description of each land parcel, location of the proposed boundaries, petitioners' names and addresses, adjacent landowners' names and addresses, and other pertinent Page 1 of 5 HB041810.100 - 1850 - XXXX 2/20/2024 5:04 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 418/GA information as required in the petition application.
The petition shall include a description of the proposed area, description of each land parcel, location of the proposed boundaries, petitioners' names and addresses, adjacent landowners' names and addresses, and other pertinent information as required in the petition application.
Page 2 of 5 HB041810.100 - 1850 - XXXX 2/20/2024 5:04 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 418/GA (7) The local soil and water conservation district board of supervisors shall review the petition application and submit a recommendation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission within one hundred (100) days of receipt.
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (7) The local soil and water conservation district board of supervisors shall review the petition application and submit a recommendation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission within one hundred (100) days of receipt.
The removal of the property from the agricultural district shall be effective immediately upon the district board of supervisors' receipt of the written notification, at which time the district board of supervisors shall remove the property from the agricultural district and shall immediately provide written notice of the changed boundaries to the those Page 3 of 5 HB041810.100 - 1850 - XXXX 2/20/2024 5:04 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 418/GA entities listed in subsection (9) of this section.
The removal of the property from the agricultural district shall be effective immediately upon the district board of supervisors' receipt of the written notification, at which time the district board of supervisors shall remove the property from the agricultural district and shall immediately provide written notice of the changed boundaries to the those entities listed in subsection (9) of this section.
The local district board of supervisors may consider a dissolution of the agricultural district if the withdrawal results in the remaining Page 4 of 5 HB041810.100 - 1850 - XXXX 2/20/2024 5:04 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 418/GA property within the agricultural district no longer meeting the definition of agricultural land as defined in KRS 132.010.
The local district board of supervisors may consider a dissolution of the agricultural district if the withdrawal results in the remaining property within the agricultural district no longer meeting the definition of agricultural land as defined in KRS 132.010.
(b) The board shall also notify the local property valuation administrator whenever a farm is released or withdrawn from an agricultural district.
CHAPTER 136 3 (b) The board shall also notify the local property valuation administrator whenever a farm is released or withdrawn from an agricultural district.
Page 5 of 5 HB041810.100 - 1850 - XXXX 2/20/2024 5:04 PM GA
Signed by Governor April 9, 2024.
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Action History

  1. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 136)

  2. delivered to Governor

  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  4. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  5. received in House

  6. 3rd reading, passed 38-0

  7. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  8. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  9. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  10. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  11. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  12. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  13. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  14. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  15. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  16. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  17. posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 11, 2024

  18. 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill

  19. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

  20. to Agriculture (S)

  21. to Committee on Committees (S)

  22. received in Senate

  23. 3rd reading, passed 95-0

  24. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 09, 2024

  25. 2nd reading, to Rules

  26. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  27. to Agriculture (H)

  28. to Committee on Committees (H)

  29. introduced in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 133 not signed on

Sponsors (5)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (133)

133 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASS HB 418

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Republican 28000
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Turner — Yea
Schickel — Yea
Southworth — Yea
Westerfield — Yea
Thayer — Yea
Yates — Yea
Harper Angel — Yea
Cassie Chambers Armstrong Democrat Yea
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Yea
Karen Berg Democrat Yea
Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican Yea
Brandon J. Storm Republican Yea
Christian McDaniel Republican Yea
Danny Carroll Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Donald Douglas Republican Yea
Gary Boswell Republican Yea
Greg Elkins Republican Yea
Jared Carpenter Republican Yea
Jason Howell Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Yea
Jimmy Higdon Republican Yea
Julie Raque Adams Republican Yea
Lindsey Tichenor Republican Yea
Matthew Deneen Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Yea
Michael Meredith Republican Yea
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Yea
Robby Mills Republican Yea
Robert Stivers Republican Yea
Robin L. Webb Republican Yea
Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican Yea
Stephen West Republican Yea
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Yea
Walker Thomas Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 13002
Republican 71001
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 95003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Heath — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Bentley — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Justice — Yea
Timoney — Yea
Pratt — Yea
Graham — Yea
Raymond — Yea
Bratcher K. — Yea
Stevenson C — Yea
Adrielle Camuel Democrat Yea
Al Gentry Democrat Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Yea
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Not Voting
Chad Aull Democrat Yea
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Yea
George Brown Jr. Democrat Yea
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Yea
Lindsey Burke Democrat Yea
Lisa Willner Democrat Yea
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Not Voting
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Yea
Rachel Roarx Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Yea
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Candy Massaroni Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Derek Lewis Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Yea
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael Meredith Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Lewis Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Not Voting
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Steve Bratcher Republican Yea
Steve Rawlings Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Yea
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Yea
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Yea
Walker Thomas Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 418 do?
Amend KRS 262.850 to decrease the minimum number of acres to qualify as an agricultural district from 250 acres to 50 acres; add cities that are within one mile of the agricultural district to the list of entities to be notified of the proposal, approval, and withdrawal of property from, an agricultural district; allow a district board of supervisors of supervisors to consider possible dissolution of an agricultural district if an owner's withdrawal of property results in the remaining land no longer qualifying as agricultural land.
Who sponsors HB 418?
HB 418 is sponsored by Michael Sarge Pollock (Republican), Derek Lewis (Republican), Michael Meredith (Republican), Timmy Truett (Republican), and Pamela Stevenson (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 418?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2024. Enacted.
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