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Agriculture
Jessica supports a strong and viable economy for agriculture and recognizes the contribution farmers and ranchers make to South Dakota. In 2022, Jessica will prime sponsor draft HB 50, a Grassland Tax Relief Bill to help our South Dakota ranchers.
2023
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2022
HB 1039: Grassland Tax Relief Bill
Keeps land that has been used as grassland for the past twenty years as grassland and not have any portion reassessed as cropland.
Cleans up current assessment processes and lighten the load of county assessors, local departments of equalization, and the Department of Revenue.
Holds the Department of Revenue accountable for unkept promises to fix the broken assessment system for the past eleven years.
Supports agriculture and our South Dakota ranchers.
News coverage:
Rapid City Senator Helping Carry the Torch for Ranchland Tax Relief
Soil Tax Reassessments: a dirty debacle for South Dakota's ranchers 1/5/2022
2021: A look back at South Dakota’s agriculture industry 12/28/2021
Elevate Rapid City Luncheon highlights area, state issues as legislative period approaches 12/2/2021
Articles by prime sponsor Representative Trish Ladner, District 30:
It is time to get things done 1/12/2022
A South Dakota Rancher's Story 12/1/2021
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