Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to agricultural and horticultural lands
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5/1/2025 | House | Placed on file, in concurrence |
| 5/1/2025 | Senate | Proposal for Constitutional Amendment ought not to pass (under Joint Rule 23) and placed on file |
| 3/20/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 03/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 3/3/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 3/3/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Revenue |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J26 | Adverse | — |
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Article XCIX of the Amendments to the Constitution is hereby annulled, and the following is adopted in place thereof:- Article XCIX. Full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the general court to prescribe, for the purpose of developing and conserving agricultural or horticultural lands, that such lands shall be valued, for the purpose of taxation, according to their agricultural or horticultural uses; provided, that the parcel has been actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural uses for the 2 years preceding the tax year; and provided further, that no law shall be passed that requires a parcel of land to be greater than 5 acres in area to be valued at less than fair market value under this article.
Article XCIX of the Amendments to the Constitution is hereby annulled, and the following is adopted in place thereof:- Article XCIX. Full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the general court to prescribe, for the purpose of developing and conserving agricultural or horticultural lands, that such lands shall be valued, for the purpose of taxation, according to their agricultural or horticultural uses; provided, that the parcel has been actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural uses for the 2 years preceding the tax year; and provided further, that no law shall be passed that requires a parcel of land to be greater than 5 acres in area to be valued at less than fair market value under this article.