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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 715

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Relating to: value-added agricultural practices, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Agricultural education Agriculture trade and consumer protection department of Air pollution Farm and farming Farmer

  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

The bill allows the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

to provide education and technical assistance related to producing value-added

agricultural products. Under the bill, DATCP may provide education and assistance

related to organic farming practices; collaborate with organic producers, industry

participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming; and stimulate

interest and investment in organic production. The bill also allows DATCP to

provide grants to organic producers, industry participants, and local organizations,

which may be used to provide education and technical assistance related to organic

farming, to help create organic farming plans, and to assist farmers in transitioning

to organic farming. The bill also authorizes DATCP to provide grants to entities to

provide education and training to farmers about best practices related to grazing.

DATCP is also authorized under the bill to help farmers market value-added

agricultural products.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Hesselbein (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D)

17 cosponsors

Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , Considine (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , Haywood (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 21, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer, Hesselbein, Roys and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives C. Anderson, Considine, Jacobson, J. Anderson, Bare, Behnke, Clancy, Drake, Emerson, Joers, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton and Subeck

  2. Nov 21, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Tourism

  3. Nov 27, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1