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Committee adopts exemption for pre-existing LLPs and advances SB 465

Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources ยท February 17, 2026

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Summary

The committee amended Senate Bill 465 to exempt limited liability partnerships owning agricultural land before July 1, 2026, adopted a technical reviser correction, and voted to report the bill favorably as amended.

The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources amended and advanced Senate Bill 465 on a vote after adopting both a policy amendment and a technical drafting fix.

Senator Starnes introduced an amendment to exempt any limited liability partnerships (LLPs) that owned agricultural land prior to July 1, 2026, from the bill. "The change would exempt any LLPs that own ag land from the law prior to 07/01/2026," Senator Starnes said, adding that the change should reduce the chance of litigation by avoiding retroactive application.

Senator Bowser supported the amendment, citing the history of LLP law: "Again, the legislature created LLPs in 1994. And then in '98, they strengthened that law. Again, and then in 2012, again, the legislature said LLPs are just fine. I was gonna be a no vote, but I may be a yes vote now." The committee adopted the amendment by voice vote and the chair announced the bill had been amended.

The reviser then pointed out a technical drafting error on page 10, line 11: the phrase should include the words "by a" (reading "county by a corporation trust or limited"). The committee adopted the reviser's technical amendment by voice vote.

Senator Starnes moved and Senator Francisco seconded that SB 465 be reported favorably as amended; the motion carried on a voice vote and the chair said the bill was "passed favorably as amended." The transcript does not include a roll-call tally. The chair said the committee will not meet again until after turnaround and signaled an expectation that legislation on restructuring the Department of Wildlife and Parks may be scheduled for this committee in the near future.