H.B. No. 0082

Agriculture land classification.

 

Sponsored By:        Joint Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing for the classification of agricultural land for taxation purposes as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

 

01/29/2002  Bill Number Assigned

02/11/2002  H Received for Introduction

02/12/2002  H Introduced and Referred to H05

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hines, Huckfeldt, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Hessenthaler, Iekel, Landon, Miller, D., Philp and Simons.

Ayes 54    Nays 6    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/14/2002  H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Diercks, Hageman, Hessenthaler, McMurtrey, Samuelson and Thompson

Nays:  Representative(s) Childers and Eyre

Excused:  Representative(s) Petersen

Ayes 6    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/14/2002  H Placed on General File

02/18/2002  H Amendments Adopted

 

HB0082HS001/A

Page 4-line 5     After "employed" insert ", consistent with the land's size, location and capability to produce as defined by department rules and the mapping and agricultural manual published by the department,".

Page 4-line 6           Delete "one thousand".

Page 4-line 7     Delete "dollars ($1,000.00)" insert "two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)".

Page 5-line 3     After "." insert "When deemed necessary, the county assessor may further require supporting documentation.".  HAGEMAN, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0082HW001/F

Page 4-After line 23    Insert "(C) Lands shall not qualify under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph unless the gross revenues from the marketing of agricultural products from the land exceed the gross income of the producer from all other sources excluding a spouse's gross income.".

Renumber as necessary.  HESSENTHALER

 

02/18/2002  H Passed CoW

 

HB0082H2001/F

Page 3-line 19    Delete "following"; After "qualifications" insert "of subdivisions (I), (II) and (III) or (I), (II) and (IV) of this subparagraph".

Page 4-after line 2           Insert:

"(III) The land has been used or is employed, consistent with the land's size, location and capability to produce, as defined by department rules and the mapping and agricultural manual published by the department, by the producer to graze its own livestock and at least two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) of forage is consumed under normal conditions; or".

Page 4-line 4           Delete "(III)" insert "(IV)".  LAW

 

02/19/2002  H Passed 2nd Reading

02/20/2002  Amendment Adopted

 

HB0082H3001/A

Page 4-line 5           Delete "which has".

Page 4-lines 6 and 7    Delete entirely including the House standing committee amendment (HB0082HS001/A) to these lines.

Page 4-line 8           Delete "products".

Page 4-line 9           Delete ":".

Page 4-lines 11 through 15    Delete.

Page 4-line 17          Delete "(3)".

Page 4-line 20          Delete "; or" insert ".".

Page 4-lines 22 and 23  Delete.  EYRE

 

02/20/2002  H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, W., Jones, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meyer, Miller, D., Nelson, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Diercks, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Johnson, L., Landon, McGraw, Meuli, Morgan, Nagel, Philp, Sadler, Samuelson, Thompson and Warren.

Absent:  Representative(s) Nicholas

Ayes 45    Nays 14    Excused 0    Absent 1    Conflicts 0

 

02/21/2002  S Received for Introduction

02/21/2002  S Introduced and Referred to S05

02/27/2002  S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barton, Cathcart, Geis and Vasey

Nays:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/27/2002  S Placed on General File

03/04/2002  S Amendments Adopted

 

HB0082SS001/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 12    Before ":" insert "the following land uses when conducted consistent with the land's capability to produce".

Page 2-lines 14 through 18    Delete and insert:

(A)  Cultivation of the soil for production of crops; or

(B)  Production of timber products or grasses for forage; or

(C)  Rearing, feeding, grazing or management of livestock.".

Page 4-line 8     After second "," insert "which has derived annual gross revenues of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) from the marketing of agricultural products,".

Page 4-line 9           After "producer" insert ":

(1)  Experiences an intervening cause of production failure beyond its control;

(2)  Causes a marketing delay for economic advantage;

(3)".

Page 4-line 12          Delete "." insert "; or".

Page 4-After line 12 insert:

"(4)  Has planted a crop that will not yield an income in the tax year.".  GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

03/04/2002  S Passed CoW

03/05/2002  S Passed 2nd Reading

03/06/2002  Amendment Failed

 

HB0082S3001/FE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 4-line 8     After second "," and following the Standing Committee Amendment (HB0082SS001/AE) to this line, insert "or by the producer to graze its own livestock for commercial purposes and at least one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of forage is consumed by livestock,".  LARSON

 

03/06/2002  S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Massie, Mockler, Peck, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Boggs, Case, Devin, Harris, Hinchey, Larson, Meier, Miller, C. and Roberts.

Ayes 21    Nays 9    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/06/2002  H Received for Concurrence

03/06/2002  H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Boswell, Esquibel, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Johnson, W., Jones, Luthi, Meuli, Meyer, Morgan, Nagel, Nicholas, Paseneaux, Petersen, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Shivler, Simpson, Thompson, Tipton and Tomassi.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Eyre, Gay, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Landon, Law, Lockhart, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Miller, D., Nelson, Osborn, Parady, Philp, Rose, Sadler, Samuelson, Simons, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Ayes 23    Nays 37    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/06/2002  H Appointed  JC01 Members

            Representative(s) Childers, Eyre and Hageman.

03/07/2002  S Appointed JC01 Members

            Senator(s) Cathcart, Geis and Roberts.

The first conference committee was unable to agree on a report and requested that a second free committee be appointed.

 

03/08/2002  H Appointed JC02 Members

            Representative(s) Childers, Eyre and Hageman.

03/09/2002  S Appointed  JC02 Members

            Senator(s) Cathcart, Geis and Roberts.

 

03/11/2002  H Did Not Adopt  HB0082JC02

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Childers, Cohee, Diercks, Esquibel, Eyre, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Illoway, Johnson, W., Luthi, McGraw, Meuli, Meyer, Morgan, Nelson, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Reese, Samuelson, Shivler, Tipton and Tomassi.

Nays:  Representative(s) Boswell, Burns, Deegan, Edwards, Gay, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Johnson, L., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, McMurtrey, McOmie, Miller, D., Nagel, Nicholas, Philp, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Ayes 26    Nays 34    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

HB0082JC02/F

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0082SS001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 2-line 12    Before ":" insert "the following land uses when conducted consistent with the land's capability to produce".

Page 2-lines 14 through 18    Delete and insert:

(A)  Cultivation of the soil for production of crops; or

(B)  Production of timber products or grasses for forage; or

(C)  Rearing, feeding, grazing or management of livestock.".

Page 4-line 2           Delete "and".

Page 4-after line 2           Insert "(III)  If the land is not leased land, the owner of the land has derived annual gross revenues of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) from the marketing of agricultural products, or if the land is leased land the lessee has derived annual gross revenues of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) from the marketing of agricultural products; and".

Page 4-line 4           Delete "(III)" insert "(IV)".

Page 4-line 9     After "requirement" insert "and the requirement of subdivision (III) of this subparagraph"; after "producer" insert ":

(1)  Experiences an intervening cause of production failure beyond its control;

(2)  Causes a marketing delay for economic advantage;

(3)".

Page 4-line 12          Delete "." insert "; or".

Page 4-After line 12 insert:

"(4)  Has planted a crop that will not yield an income in the tax year.".

EYRE, CHILDERS, HAGEMAN, GEIS, CATHCART

 

03/11/2002  H Appointed  JCC03 Members

            Representative(s) Childers, Hageman and Hines.

03/11/2002  S Appointed JCC03 Members

            Senator(s) Cathcart, Geis and Schiffer.

 

03/12/2002  H Adopted HB0082JC03

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes: Representative(s) Boswell, Childers, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, W., Jones, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, Meuli, Meyer, Morgan, Nagel, Parady, Paseneaux, Peterson, Reese, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Thompson, Tempest, Tipton, Warren and Watt.

Nays: Representative(s) Anderson Baker, Burns, Cohee, Deegan, Hines, Huckfeldt, Johnson, L., Landon, McMurtrey, McOmie, Miller, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Philp, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tommassi, Wasserburger, Willford, and Wostenberg.

Ayes 33  Nays 27  Excused 0  Absent 0  Conflicts 0

 

03/12/2002  S Adopted HB0082JC03

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Kinnison, Kunz, Massie, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Boggs, Case, Devin, Harris, Hinchey, Job, Larson, Meier and Sessions.

Ayes 21    Nays 9    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

HB0082JC03/AA

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0082SS001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 2-line 12    Before ":" insert "the following land uses when conducted consistent with the land's capability to produce".

Page 2-lines 14 through 18    Delete and insert:

(A)  Cultivation of the soil for production of crops; or

(B)  Production of timber products or grasses for forage; or

(C)  Rearing, feeding, grazing or management of livestock.".

Page 4-line 2           Delete "and".

Page 4-After line 2 insert:

"(III)  If the land is not leased land, the owner of the land has derived annual gross revenues of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) from the marketing of agricultural products, or if the land is leased land the lessee has derived annual gross revenues of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) from the marketing of agricultural products; and".

Page 4-line 4           Delete "(III)" insert "(IV)".

Page 4-line 9     After "requirement" insert "and the requirement of subdivision (III) of this subparagraph"; after "producer" insert ":

(1)  Experiences an intervening cause of production failure beyond its control;

(2)  Causes a marketing delay for economic advantage;

(3)".

Page 4-line 12          Delete "." insert "; or".

Page 4-After line 12 insert:

"(4)  Has planted a crop that will not yield an income in the tax year.".

Page 4-line 14          After "(C)" insert "If needed,".

CHILDERS, HAGEMAN, GEIS, CATHCART, SCHIFFER

 

03/12/2002  Assigned Number HEA 0046

03/13/2002  H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0046

03/13/2002  S President Signed HEA No. 0046

03/17/2002  Governor Signed HEA No. 0046

 

Chapter No. 0092 Session Laws of Wyoming 2002