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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Dec. 13, 2023 National HR 1147 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (330 - 99)
Nov. 20, 2023 CO SB 23B-002 Requires the State Join the Federal Food Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (44 - 16)
Nov. 14, 2023 WI AB 133 Amends Farmland Preservation Rules Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
Sept. 28, 2023 National HR 4368 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Bill Failed - House (191 - 237)
Sept. 28, 2023 National HR 4368 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Bill Failed - House (191 - 237)
Sept. 12, 2023 CA AB 418 Prohibits Certain Chemicals Found in Candies such as Skittles and Hot Tamales Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 6)
Sept. 11, 2023 CA AB 418 Prohibits Certain Chemicals Found in Candies such as Skittles and Hot Tamales Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
July 18, 2023 LA HB 125 Prohibits Chinese Nationals and Other Foreign Adversaries from Owning Land in the State Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 25)
June 13, 2023 AZ SB 1432 Establishes Updated Water Regulations for Arizona Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 8)
June 12, 2023 AZ SB 1432 Establishes Updated Water Regulations for Arizona Bill Passed - House (40 - 20)
June 6, 2023 LA HB 537 Prohibits the Chinese Government and its Citizens from Purchasing Agricultural Land in the State Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
June 5, 2023 LA HB 537 Prohibits the Chinese Government and its Citizens from Purchasing Agricultural Land in the State Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
May 31, 2023 OR SB 643 Authorizes the Individual Sale of Home Baked Goods Bill Passed - House (43 - 11)
May 18, 2023 IL SB 850 Authorizes the State Government to Declare Food Deserts Bill Passed - House (96 - 17)
May 17, 2023 IL HB 3892 Authorizes the Development of Urban Gardening at Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 11)
May 12, 2023 MO HB 202 Amends State Industrial Hemp Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (105 - 47)
May 4, 2023 CO HB 23-1158 Establishes the Colorado Commidity Supplemental Food Grant Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 6)
May 4, 2023 CO HB 23-1158 Establishes the Colorado Commidity Supplemental Food Grant Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 6)
April 26, 2023 OR SB 545 Requires the Oregon Health Authority to Adopt Rules Allowing Restaurants to Allow Consumers to Use Their Own Takeout Containers Bill Passed - House (39 - 17)
April 24, 2023 ND HB 1371 Amends State Anti-Corporate Farming Laws to Increase Animal Agriculture Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 5)
April 24, 2023 ND HB 1371 Amends State Anti-Corporate Farming Laws to Increase Animal Agriculture Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 20)
April 20, 2023 ND HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14)
April 20, 2023 ND HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14)
April 20, 2023 IL HB 3892 Authorizes the Development of Urban Gardening at Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (73 - 31)
April 19, 2023 ND HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 10)
April 19, 2023 ND HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 10)
April 18, 2023 WA HB 1238 Expands Washington's Free School Lunch Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4)
April 13, 2023 AZ HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 11)
April 13, 2023 AZ HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 11)
April 11, 2023 CO HB 23-1011 Authorizes Individuals Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Conference Report Adopted - House (44 - 16)
April 11, 2023 ND HB 1135 Prohibits Foreign Governments from Buying Agricultural Land in North Dakota Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 1)
April 11, 2023 WA HB 1238 Expands Washington's Free School Lunch Program Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
April 5, 2023 AZ HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
April 5, 2023 AZ HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
March 30, 2023 CO HB 23-1011 Authorizes Individuals Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 10)
March 30, 2023 ID H 173 Prohibits Foreign Governments from Buying Agricultural Land in Idaho Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
March 23, 2023 SC S 576 Prohibits Citizens of "Foreign Adversary" Nations from Buying Property in the State Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
March 16, 2023 MN HF 5 Expands Access to Free School Lunches Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 54)
March 15, 2023 OR SB 545 Requires the Oregon Health Authority to Adopt Rules Allowing Restaurants to Allow Consumers to Use Their Own Takeout Containers Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
March 14, 2023 MN HF 5 Expands Access to Free School Lunches Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 26)
March 7, 2023 MS SB 2523 Increases Penalties for Illegal Pecan Harvesting Bill Passed - House (104 - 5)
March 6, 2023 SD HB 1094 Reduces Tax Rates on Food and Repeals Conditional Reduction of Certain Gross Receipts Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
March 2, 2023 MO HB 903 Limits Amount of Farmland Foreign Countries Can Own Bill Passed - House (130 - 3)
March 2, 2023 WV HB 3524 Authorizes a Supplementary Appropriation to the Department of Agriculture's West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund Bill Passed - House (90 - 5)
Feb. 28, 2023 SD HB 1090 Authorizes Protections for Farmers and Agricultural Operations from Frivolous Lawsuits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 7)
Feb. 24, 2023 SD HB 1090 Authorizes Protections for Farmers and Agricultural Operations from Frivolous Lawsuits Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
Feb. 14, 2023 NY S 819 Requires Food Allergy Awareness be Posted in Non-English Languages Bill Passed - House (97 - 44)
Feb. 9, 2023 MN HF 5 Expands Access to Free School Lunches Bill Passed - House (70 - 58)
Jan. 11, 2023 MT HB 71 Amends State Alcohol Laws Bill Passed - House (95 - 3)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/13 HR 1147 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (330 - 99)
11/20 SB 23B-002 Requires the State Join the Federal Food Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (44 - 16)
11/14 AB 133 Amends Farmland Preservation Rules Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
9/28 HR 4368 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Bill Failed - House (191 - 237)
9/28 HR 4368 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Bill Failed - House (191 - 237)
9/12 AB 418 Prohibits Certain Chemicals Found in Candies such as Skittles and Hot Tamales Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 6)
9/11 AB 418 Prohibits Certain Chemicals Found in Candies such as Skittles and Hot Tamales Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
7/18 HB 125 Prohibits Chinese Nationals and Other Foreign Adversaries from Owning Land in the State Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 25)
6/13 SB 1432 Establishes Updated Water Regulations for Arizona Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 8)
6/12 SB 1432 Establishes Updated Water Regulations for Arizona Bill Passed - House (40 - 20)
6/06 HB 537 Prohibits the Chinese Government and its Citizens from Purchasing Agricultural Land in the State Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
6/05 HB 537 Prohibits the Chinese Government and its Citizens from Purchasing Agricultural Land in the State Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
5/31 SB 643 Authorizes the Individual Sale of Home Baked Goods Bill Passed - House (43 - 11)
5/18 SB 850 Authorizes the State Government to Declare Food Deserts Bill Passed - House (96 - 17)
5/17 HB 3892 Authorizes the Development of Urban Gardening at Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 11)
5/12 HB 202 Amends State Industrial Hemp Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (105 - 47)
5/04 HB 23-1158 Establishes the Colorado Commidity Supplemental Food Grant Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 6)
5/04 HB 23-1158 Establishes the Colorado Commidity Supplemental Food Grant Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 6)
4/26 SB 545 Requires the Oregon Health Authority to Adopt Rules Allowing Restaurants to Allow Consumers to Use Their Own Takeout Containers Bill Passed - House (39 - 17)
4/24 HB 1371 Amends State Anti-Corporate Farming Laws to Increase Animal Agriculture Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 5)
4/24 HB 1371 Amends State Anti-Corporate Farming Laws to Increase Animal Agriculture Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 20)
4/20 HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14)
4/20 HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14)
4/20 HB 3892 Authorizes the Development of Urban Gardening at Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (73 - 31)
4/19 HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 10)
4/19 HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 10)
4/18 HB 1238 Expands Washington's Free School Lunch Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4)
4/13 HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 11)
4/13 HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 11)
4/11 HB 23-1011 Authorizes Individuals Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Conference Report Adopted - House (44 - 16)
4/11 HB 1135 Prohibits Foreign Governments from Buying Agricultural Land in North Dakota Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 1)
4/11 HB 1238 Expands Washington's Free School Lunch Program Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
4/05 HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
4/05 HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
3/30 HB 23-1011 Authorizes Individuals Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 10)
3/30 H 173 Prohibits Foreign Governments from Buying Agricultural Land in Idaho Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
3/23 S 576 Prohibits Citizens of "Foreign Adversary" Nations from Buying Property in the State Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
3/16 HF 5 Expands Access to Free School Lunches Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 54)
3/15 SB 545 Requires the Oregon Health Authority to Adopt Rules Allowing Restaurants to Allow Consumers to Use Their Own Takeout Containers Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
3/14 HF 5 Expands Access to Free School Lunches Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 26)
3/07 SB 2523 Increases Penalties for Illegal Pecan Harvesting Bill Passed - House (104 - 5)
3/06 HB 1094 Reduces Tax Rates on Food and Repeals Conditional Reduction of Certain Gross Receipts Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
3/02 HB 903 Limits Amount of Farmland Foreign Countries Can Own Bill Passed - House (130 - 3)
3/02 HB 3524 Authorizes a Supplementary Appropriation to the Department of Agriculture's West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund Bill Passed - House (90 - 5)
2/28 HB 1090 Authorizes Protections for Farmers and Agricultural Operations from Frivolous Lawsuits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 7)
2/24 HB 1090 Authorizes Protections for Farmers and Agricultural Operations from Frivolous Lawsuits Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
2/14 S 819 Requires Food Allergy Awareness be Posted in Non-English Languages Bill Passed - House (97 - 44)
2/09 HF 5 Expands Access to Free School Lunches Bill Passed - House (70 - 58)
1/11 HB 71 Amends State Alcohol Laws Bill Passed - House (95 - 3)
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