BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5017: Honey bee products, services

Defining honey bee products and services as an agricultural product.

Summary

The definitions of agricultural product and farmer are amended to include apiarists and honey bee products. Therefore, the tax exemptions provided to agricultural products and farmers are extended to apiarists and honey bee products and are intended to be permanent.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5017), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to defining honey bee products and services as an agricultural product;

No recorded floor votes.

Mar 10, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 25, 2016Senate Rules "X" file.
Jan 11, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jun 28, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
May 29, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 29, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 2, 2015Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Apr 2, 2015WM - Majority; do pass.
Jan 21, 2015Referred to Ways & Means.
Jan 20, 2015AWRD - Majority; do pass.
Jan 20, 2015And refer to Ways & Means.
Jan 12, 2015First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.
Dec 16, 2014Prefiled for introduction.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5017 (2025–26) Uniformed & overseas voting · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5017 (2023–24) Motor vehicles sales tax use · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5017 (2021–22) School district procurement · Enacted · Chapter 4, Laws of 2023
SB 5017 (2019–20) Uniform unsworn declarations · Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2019
SB 5017 (2017–18) Student loan information · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5017 (2013–14) Health care facilities · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5017 (2011–12) Nonprofit org prop tax exemp · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5017 (2009–10) Inactive voter ballots · Enacted · Chapter 103, Laws of 2009