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IntroducedMar 23, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Massachusetts Senate Bill
An Act fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 01, 2026: Reprinted, as amended, see S3040
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on S 3029
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
- Jason M. Lewiscosponsor
- James B. Eldridgecosponsor
- Michael O. Moorecosponsor
- Rebecca L. Rauschcosponsor
- Mike Connollycosponsor
Votes
YES: 38
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Amendment #3 (Creem) adopted
- Amendment #4 (Keenan) adopted
- Amendment #13 (Durant) rejected
- Amendment #21 (Mark) rejected
- Amendment #28 (Dooner) rejected
- Amendment #29 (Montigny) adopted
- Amendment #31 (Lovely) adopted
- Amendment #32 (Fattman) rejected
- Amendment #35 (Fattman) rejected
- Amendment #40 (Cyr) adopted
- Amendment #5 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #143 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #7 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #8 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #10 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #14 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #19 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #20 (Mark) adopted
- Amendment #25 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #30 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #34 (Fattman) adopted
- Amendment #42 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #27 (Rodrigues) adopted
- Substituted, as amended, for S2801
- Ordered to a third reading
- Read third
- Reprinted, as amended, see S3040
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- Recommended new draft for S2801
- Order relative to subject matter adopted
- Placed in the Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Bill Texts
- Bill TextPDF
- Senate Amendment 1 (Withdrawn) -- Moore, Michael O.; Title: Right of First Refusal of Agricultural and Recreational LandHTML
- Senate Amendment 2 (Withdrawn) -- Moore, Michael O.; Title: Restricting the Use of RodenticidesHTML
- Senate Amendment 3 (Adopted) -- Creem, Cynthia Stone; Title: Incorporating Carbon Removal into the Climate Smart Agriculture ProgramHTML
- Senate Amendment 4 (Adopted) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Farm LocationsHTML
- Senate Amendment 5 (Adopted RC #143 YEAS 38 - NAYS 0) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Exemption from Taxation Structures and Buidlings Essential to the Operation of Agricultural and Horticultural LandsHTML
- Senate Amendment 6 (Withdrawn) -- Finegold, Barry R.; Title: Housing Shortage Emergency Declarations to Adjust Agricultural Preservation RestrictionsHTML
- Senate Amendment 7 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: APR Climate Resilience and Succession CriteriaHTML
- Senate Amendment 8 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: One‑Stop Farm Permit and Grant PortalHTML
- Senate Amendment 9 (Withdrawn) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: MDAR Five‑Year Strategic PlanHTML
- Senate Amendment 10 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Foreign Ownership of Farmland RegistryHTML
- Senate Amendment 11 (Withdrawn) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: HIP Vendor Expansion TargetsHTML
- Senate Amendment 12 (Withdrawn) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Annual Report on Agricultural Land RegistryHTML
- Senate Amendment 13 (Rejected) -- Durant, Peter J.; Title: Transfer and Conveyance of Certain Parcels at Templeton Development CenterHTML
- Senate Amendment 14 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Horse Riding InstructorHTML
- Senate Amendment 15 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: An Act establishing the hunger-free campus initiativeHTML
- Senate Amendment 16 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: Students Accessing Food and Nutritional InformationHTML
- Senate Amendment 17 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: Salem Pantry Facility & Food SecurityHTML
- Senate Amendment 18 (Withdrawn) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Commission to study municipal and state animal control operations in the commonwealthHTML
- Senate Amendment 19 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Expanding Agricultural Contribution to renewal energyHTML
- Senate Amendment 20 (Adopted) -- Mark, Paul W.; Title: Updating Agricultural Procurement and Marketing InitiativesHTML
- Senate Amendment 21 (Rejected) -- Mark, Paul W.; Title: Modernizing Agricultural Vehicle Use and Overweight Permit RegulationsHTML
- Senate Amendment 22 (Withdrawn) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Buy Local Strategic PlanningHTML
- Senate Amendment 23 (Withdrawn) -- Lewis, Jason M.; Title: Promoting food literacyHTML
- Senate Amendment 24 (Withdrawn) -- Oliveira, Jacob R.; Title: FoodSource HotlineHTML
- Senate Amendment 25 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Farm Stand Percentage WaiverHTML
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