Concerning the sale of juice grapes.
Senate Bill 5816 expands the types of agricultural products covered under Washington state's producer-handler negotiation framework. It specifically adds "juice grapes," defined as grapes intended for nonfermented juice products, to the list of crops for which producers can collectively negotiate prices and contract terms with handlers and processors. This ensures that juice grape producers have access to the established process for negotiating fair prices and other contract conditions. The bill also specifies that negotiations for juice grapes must begin at least 60 days before their normal harvest date and conclude within 30 days of it.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Last action Mar 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 11, 2026
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
AGNR - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
ANR - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nikki Torres
RRepublican
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