SB 2334: AGRICULTURE LAND CONSERVATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND CONVERSION FEE; AGRICULTURAL LAND CONVERSION FEE FUND; HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM; STATE LANDS; COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CONSERVATION PRACTICES
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-01-15
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-11: The committee on AEN deferred the measure.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Beginning 1/1/2027, requires the payment of an Agricultural Land Conversion Fee by the buyer or lessee in a transaction for any agricultural land that will be converted from agricultural production for certain purposes. Establishes the Agricultural Land Conversion Fee Fund to, among other things, support the Health Soils Program. Requires all state lands used in the commercial production of agricultural commodities, including any lands under lease agreements with the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, to use an established metric to advance the adoption of conservation practices.