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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 358

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: labeling plants as beneficial to pollinators. (FE)

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  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 prohibits a person that provides plants or that sells plants at retail

from labeling or advertising the plant as being beneficial to pollinators if the plant

has been treated with an insecticide that contains warnings about pollinator hazards

on its label.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

28 cosponsors

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) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D)

Full history

  1. Jul 13, 2023 · Senate

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

  2. Jul 13, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Jul 18, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  4. Jul 27, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1