Connecticut 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 73 — AN ACT TRANSFERRING OVERSIGHT OF FARMING ON STATE-OWNED LAND FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Last action — PUBLIC HEARING 0303

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

22 added · 7 removed

22 line(s) added, 7 removed.

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General Assembly Proposed Bill No.
General Assembly Committee Bill No.
691 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by:
4749 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by:
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(ENV) AN ACT TRANSFERRING OVERSIGHT OF FARMING ON STATE- OWNED LAND FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
HARDING, 30th Dist.
AN ACT TRANSFERRING OVERSIGHT OF FARMING ON STATE- OWNED LAND FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
That the general statutes be amended to transfer oversight of farming activities on state-owned lands from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture.
Section 1.
Statement of Purpose:
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any farming that occurs on any state- owned property, including, but not limited to, any property under the care, custody or control of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall be overseen by the Department of Agriculture.
Any lease agreement for any such farming shall, upon renewal of such lease agreement, be entered into between the Department of Agriculture and the respective lessor.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section LCO No.
4749 1 of 2 Committee Bill No.
73 Statement of Purpose:
LCO No.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
691 1 of 1
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] SEN.
HARDING, 30th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
S.B.
73 LCO No.
4749 2 of 2
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Action History

  1. PUBLIC HEARING 0303

  2. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

  3. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  4. Vote to Draft

  5. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

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