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An Act fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts

Reported by Senate Committee on Ways and Means  ·  7 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S3029  ·  Bill

30 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-03-23SenateReported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2026-03-23SenateRecommended new draft for S2801
2026-03-23SenateOrder relative to subject matter adopted
2026-03-23SenatePlaced in the Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 1, 2026
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #3 (Creem) adopted
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #4 (Keenan) adopted
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #13 (Durant) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #21 (Mark) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #28 (Dooner) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #29 (Montigny) adopted
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #31 (Lovely) adopted
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #32 (Fattman) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #35 (Fattman) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #40 (Cyr) adopted
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #5 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #143 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #7 (Tarr) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #8 (Tarr) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #10 (Tarr) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #14 (Tarr) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #19 (Tarr) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #20 (Mark) adopted
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #25 (Tarr) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #30 (Tarr) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #34 (Fattman) adopted
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #42 (Tarr) rejected
2026-04-01SenateAmendment #27 (Rodrigues) adopted
2026-04-01SenateSubstituted, as amended, for S2801
2026-04-01SenateOrdered to a third reading
2026-04-01SenateRead third
2026-04-01SenateReprinted, as amended, see S3040

1 recorded vote

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2026-04-01 11:50SenateNo. 143Question on adoption of the amendment 538–0

43 amendments filed

21 withdrawn  ·  13 rejected  ·  9 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1Withdrawn
Senate 2Withdrawn
Senate 3Incorporating Carbon Removal into the Climate Smart Agriculture ProgramCynthia Stone CreemAdopted
Senate 4Farm LocationsJohn F. KeenanAdopted
Senate 5Exemption from Taxation Structures and Buidlings Essential to the Operation of Agricultural and Horticultural LandsBruce E. TarrAdopted
Senate 6Withdrawn
Senate 7APR Climate Resilience and Succession CriteriaBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 8One‑Stop Farm Permit and Grant PortalBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 9Withdrawn
Senate 10Foreign Ownership of Farmland RegistryBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 11Withdrawn
Senate 12Withdrawn
Senate 13Transfer and Conveyance of Certain Parcels at Templeton Development CenterPeter J. DurantRejected
Senate 14Horse Riding InstructorBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 15Withdrawn
Senate 16Withdrawn
Senate 17Withdrawn
Senate 18Withdrawn
Senate 19Expanding Agricultural Contribution to renewal energy Bruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 20Updating Agricultural Procurement and Marketing InitiativesPaul W. MarkAdopted
Senate 21Modernizing Agricultural Vehicle Use and Overweight Permit RegulationsPaul W. MarkRejected
Senate 22Withdrawn
Senate 23Withdrawn
Senate 24Withdrawn
Senate 25Farm Stand Percentage WaiverBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 26Withdrawn
Senate 27SWM AmendmentMichael J. RodriguesAdopted
Senate 28Acreage threshold for Chapter 61A eligibilityKelly A. DoonerRejected
Senate 29Seafood ResilienceMark C. MontignyAdopted
Senate 30Non‑Agricultural Conversion Agreements for FarmlandBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 31Streamlining Farm Land Registry AdministrationJoan B. LovelyAdopted
Senate 32Aerial Mosquito SprayingRyan C. FattmanRejected
Senate 33Withdrawn
Senate 34Study on Agricultural SchoolsRyan C. FattmanAdopted
Senate 35Net Zero Exemption for Farming EquipmentRyan C. FattmanRejected
Senate 36Withdrawn
Senate 37Withdrawn
Senate 38Withdrawn
Senate 39Withdrawn
Senate 40Agricultural Land Tax ProtectionsJulian CyrAdopted
Senate 41Withdrawn
Senate 42Health and WellnessBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 43Withdrawn

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.