HI SB2153

Requires the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity to develop and adopt comprehensive definitions for "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity" using a multi-tiered, matrix-based assessment framework

Establishes four farmer classification tiers: Tier I for entry-level and transitional farmers, Tier II for small-scale and diversified farmers, Tier III for commercial and professional farmers, and Tier IV for corporate and institutional agricultural enterprises

Mandates the Board work collaboratively with the Agribusiness Development Corporation and other agricultural organizations, incorporating stakeholder input in drafting the definitions

Requires assessment factors including production evidence, agricultural infrastructure investment, cultural or community value, environmental stewardship, scale of operation, and temporal considerations such as crop cycles and disaster recovery

Board must submit a report with drafted definitions and proposed legislation to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2027 regular session, with an effective date of July 1, 2050