Bills

HB 189: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires the counties to adopt ordinances setting forth procedures and requirements for the review and permitting of agricultural tourism uses and activities as secondary uses, in addition to accessory uses, on a working farm or farming operation.  Requires the counties' ordinances to include requirements that:  the principal agricultural use on a working farm or farming operation preexists the issuance of any land use permit or building permit for any accessory and secondary use; agricultural tourism includes only those activities that are allowed under existing zoning and land use regulations; and agricultural tourism be allowed only on land on which productive agricultural use is occurring.

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems25MIN
Feb 5, 2025

House Standing Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems

House Standing Committee on Tourism25MIN
Feb 5, 2025

House Standing Committee on Tourism

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