Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: native prairie and forage plants.
Bees Natural resources department of — Environmental protection Plants State agencies
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires state agencies and other state governmental entities to give
preference, where appropriate, to using native prairie and forage plants to benefit
native bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. The bill requires the Department of
Natural Resources to provide information upon request to support this initiative.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Allen (R) , Andraca (D) , Baldeh (D) , Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , Billings (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Cabrera (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Haywood (D) , Hong (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Sortwell (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)
Full history
- Jul 27, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Considine, Allen, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Behnke, Baldeh, Billings, Cabrera, Conley, Emerson, Haywood, Hong, Jacobson, Moore Omokunde, Joers, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Sortwell, Stubbs, Subeck and Madison; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Pfaff, Agard, Ballweg, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Larson, Roys and Spreitzer
- Jul 27, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment
- Jan 24, 2024 · Assembly
Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1