BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 6345: Fruit & vegetable inspection

Merging the department of agriculture's fruit and vegetable inspection districts and accounts.

Summary

Removes the requirement that the state Department of Agriculture divide the state into not less than two separate fruit and vegetable inspection districts with separate district fruit and vegetable inspection subaccounts.

From the House Bill Report (SB 6345), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2016

AN ACT Relating to merging the state department of agriculture's fruit and vegetable inspection districts and accounts;

Passed February 10, 2016

Version voted on: SB 6345

49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	24	0	0	0
Republican	25	0	0	0

How each member voted

Passed March 3, 2016

Version voted on: SB 6345

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	50	0	0	0
Republican	47	0	0	1

How each member voted

Apr 1, 2016Governor signed.
Apr 1, 2016Effective date 6/9/2016.
Apr 1, 2016Chapter 229, 2016 Laws.
Mar 8, 2016Delivered to Governor.
Mar 7, 2016Speaker signed.
Mar 4, 2016President signed.
Mar 3, 2016Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Mar 3, 2016Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Mar 2, 2016Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 24, 2016Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 23, 2016AGNR - Majority; do pass.
Feb 12, 2016First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Feb 10, 2016Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Feb 10, 2016Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 2, 2016Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Jan 29, 2016Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 28, 2016AWRD - Majority; do pass.
Jan 18, 2016First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6345 (2025–26) Transportation contracting · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6345 (2019–20) Water infrastructure program · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6345 (2017–18) Hydraulic fracturing · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6345 (2013–14) Chemical dependency · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6345 (2011–12) Restructuring state govt · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6345 (2009–10) Wireless communications · Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2010
SB 6345 (2007–08) PUD alternative bids · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6345 (2005–06) Eminent domain · Did not pass · died in committee