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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 434 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 137
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Lindsay N. Sabadosa
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act clarifying the definition of agriculture.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/9/2025Homar Gómez2nd Hampshire1/9/2025David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/10/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/6/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 434 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
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By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 137)
of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others relative to the definition of agriculture. Agriculture.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act clarifying the definition of agriculture.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 The first paragraph of MGL 128 Section 1a shall be amended to include the phrase “the
2growing and cultivation of both hemp and marijuana,” after the phrase “floricultural or
3horticultural commodities”.