l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 410

Right-to-farm; preserve right of farmers to use various techniques and methods without limitation.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Agriculture Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-1-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DECLARE THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO CONSERVE, PROTECT AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY MISSISSIPPIANS TO MAINTAIN A RIGHT TO FARM USING ALL GENERALLY ACCEPTED FARMING AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE USE OF EVER CHANGING TECHNOLOGY; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE WITH REGARD TO PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THOSE RIGHTS; TO AMEND SECTION 95-3-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "AGRICULTURAL OPERATION" UNDER THE "FREEDOM TO FARM ACT" TO INCLUDE THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS; TO EXEMPT AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS FROM NUISANCE ACTIONS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

5 co-sponsors

William Tracy Arnold, Randy P. Boyd, Lester Carpenter, Bill Pigott, Tommy Taylor

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

AgricultureJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Agriculture
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To AgricultureHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives