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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 536

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promoting the use of locally grown food in school meals and snacks and granting rule-making authority.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer

Protection (DATCP) to promote farm to school programs. A farm to school program

seeks to connect schools with nearby farms to provide children with locally produced

fresh foods in school meals and snacks, help children develop healthy eating habits,

provide nutritional and agricultural education, and improve farmers' incomes. The

bill also creates a program for DATCP to provide grants to school districts, nonprofit

organizations, and others for the creation and expansion of farm to school programs.

The bill establishes a farm to school council to advise DATCP and to report to the

legislature about the needs and opportunities for farm to school programs.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Hansen (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Risser (D) , Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)

31 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Benedict (D) , Berceau (D) , Black (D) , Danou (D) , Garthwaite (D) , Hebl (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Hraychuck (D) , Hubler (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Mason (D) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Nerison (R) , Parisi (D) , Pasch (D) , Petrowski (R) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Radcliffe (D) , Ripp (R) , Roys (D) , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Steinbrink (D) , Suder (R) , Turner (D) , Van Akkeren (D) , Vinehout (D) , Vruwink (D) , Zepnick (D) , Zigmunt (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 2, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 11, 2010 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lassa, Taylor, Risser, Lehman, Hansen and Wirch;Cosponsored by Representatives Vruwink, Jorgensen, Black, Benedict, Van Akkeren, Suder, A. Ott, Zepnick, Garthwaite, Roys, Turner, Sinicki, Hubler, Berceau, Hebl, Danou, Ripp, Hraychuck, Hilgenberg, Pasch, Mason, Pope-Roberts, Zigmunt, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Smith, Petrowski, Parisi and Radcliffe

  2. Feb 11, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education

  3. Feb 23, 2010 · Senate

    Representative Nerison added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 26, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 2, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 8, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Mar 10, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Lassa

  8. Mar 10, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Lassa

  9. Mar 17, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  10. Apr 1, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  11. Apr 1, 2010 · Senate

    LRB correction

  12. Apr 2, 2010 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Apr 2, 2010 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  14. Apr 2, 2010 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Apr 2, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  17. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  18. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  19. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 offered by Senator Lassa

  20. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor

  21. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Laid on the table

  23. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1