The COA managed to have the bill derailed at the second reading. But because of continuing pressures to lift the restrictions, Premier Siew promised that by February 20 of this year relevant legislation would be sent to the legislature.
農委會已設法於法案二讀時翻案，不過迫於農地釋出的壓力，蕭萬長已承諾二月二十日前將相關配套法案送立院審議。