WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 6127: Washington state agriculture

Promoting Washington state agriculture.

Summary

  • Allows the Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to cooperate with others to establish a private, nonprofit corporation to carry out the purposes of the "Heart of Washington" program and establishes requirements for the corporation.
  • Allows the WSDA to transfer certain assets, other than the logo, to the corporation and to provide certain support to it.
  • Makes the corporation liable for its own debts and liabilities.
  • Allows the WSDA to license the use of the logo.
  • Allows the WSDA to receive gifts, grants, and endowments and to make expenditures from them for the purposes of the program.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2004
  2. Out of committeeJan 23, 2004
  3. Passed SenateFeb 11, 2004
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dan Swecker (R-20)
Introduced
January 12, 2004 in the Senate
Last action
March 11, 2004
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 2366
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the from the heart of Washington program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dan Swecker (R-20)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Joyce Mulliken R-13Shirley Winsley R-28Rosemary McAuliffe D-1

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 11, 2004
Version voted on: SB 6127
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24000
Republican25000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. AGNR - Executive action taken by committee.
  4. AGNR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  5. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. AG - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Agriculture.
  13. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6127 in other sessions

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