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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 357

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: native prairie and forage plants.

Bees Natural resources department of — Environmental protection Plants State agencies

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

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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: Agard (D) , Ballweg (R) , Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

29 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Andraca (D) , Baldeh (D) , Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , Billings (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Cabrera (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Cowles (R) , 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)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 8, 2024 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. Jul 13, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Pfaff, Ballweg, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Larson, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Considine, Allen, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Behnke, Cabrera, Baldeh, Billings, Conley, Emerson, Haywood, Hong, Jacobson, Moore Omokunde, Joers, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Sortwell, Stubbs and Subeck

  2. Jul 13, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Jul 18, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 24, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 25, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Cowles added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 8, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 8, 2024 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Feb 8, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1