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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 505

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Relating to: farmer tuition assistance grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Agriculture trade and consumer protection department of Farmer Technical college

  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 creates an appropriation for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and

Consumer Protection to make farmer tuition assistance grants. Current law

authorizes DATCP to make grants to low-income farmers for paying all or part of the

tuition for courses on farm and business management techniques offered by a

technical college.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Carpenter (D) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Schachtner (D) , Testin (R)

35 cosponsors

B. Meyers (D) , Ballweg (R) , Born (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Doyle (D) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Jagler (R) , James (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Neubauer (D) , Oldenburg (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vining (D) , Vruwink (D) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Jan 30, 2020 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Jan 30, 2020 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. Oct 18, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen, Bernier, Carpenter, Ringhand, Schachtner and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Oldenburg, B. Meyers, Ballweg, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Jagler, James, Kitchens, Kulp, Kurtz, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Shankland, Spiros, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Vruwink, Wittke and Zimmerman

  2. Oct 18, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions

  3. Oct 24, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Born added as a cosponsor

  4. Oct 28, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 4, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Olsen

  6. Dec 18, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 30, 2020 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  9. Jan 30, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  10. Jan 30, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1