SSB 6278: Promoting organic agriculture.
Did not pass. The 2023-24 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Liias
- Introduced
- January 19, 2024
- Status
- S Rules 3
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 7, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires the Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to create and chair an Organic and Regenerative Agriculture Task Force (task force). Requires the WSDA, in consultation with the task force, to develop an Organic Agriculture Action Plan and to submit the plan to the Legislature by November 1, 2025. Authorizes the WSDA to modify the fee schedule for the state organics program if funding is provided.
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Floor votes
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 6, 202449 yea · 0 nay
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