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Bill would expand liability and remedies for unregistered farmworker camps, sponsors say
Summary
House Bill 3194 would create joint and several liability for landowners who knew or should have known their property hosted unregistered farmworker camps, add a rebuttable presumption when leases forbid housing, eliminate a mandatory injunction requirement, and raise penalties from $500 to $2,000 or actual damages, proponents said.
A Senate Rules Committee public hearing June 20 examined House Bill 3194, a measure to revise the Camp Operator Registration Act (CORA) and increase accountability for unregistered farmworker housing.
Representative Pam Marsh, the bill sponsor, said the legislation responds to a rise in unregistered camps—particularly tied to illegal cannabis operations—and aims to hold operators and, in some cases, landowners accountable. “House Bill 31 94 addresses housing issues for the workers who are most impacted by illegal grows and increases landowner accountability,” Marsh said.
The bill would…
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