Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: food waste reduction grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection to provide grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an
objective of preventing food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief
organizations, and composting food waste. Under the bill, DATCP must give
preference to grant proposals that serve census tracts for which the median
household income is below the statewide median household income and in which no
grocery store is located.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D)
23 cosponsors
Andraca (D) , Bare (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (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) , Subeck (D)
Full history
- Nov 21, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Smith, Pfaff, L. Johnson, Roys, Taylor, Carpenter, Spreitzer and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Hong, C. Anderson, Palmeri, Jacobson, Shelton, Emerson, Conley, Sinicki, Considine, Snodgrass, Ratcliff, Joers, Shankland, Andraca, Ortiz-Velez, Ohnstad, J. Anderson, Drake, Moore Omokunde, Bare, Madison, Clancy and Subeck
- Nov 21, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Tourism
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1