Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: increasing the number of authorized positions for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for regional farmer support and making an appropriation. (FE)
Agriculture trade and consumer protection department of Farmer Public employee
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill increases authorized positions for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection by two full-time positions for regional farmer support and increases a department appropriation account in both fiscal years of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium for the positions.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Bare (D) , Clancy (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Prado (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Udell (D)
10 cosponsors
Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Keyeski (D) , Palmeri (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)
Full history
- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Miresse, J. Jacobson, Bare, Clancy, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, McCarville, Prado, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Johnson and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Keyeski, Pfaff, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer
- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture
- Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1