Relating to: native prairie and forage plants.
AB 291 requires all state agencies to prioritize using native prairie and forage plants in their projects to support native bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. This law directly affects state agencies, including departments and boards, by mandating they favor native plant species over non-native alternatives where appropriate. The Department of Natural Resources must provide requested information to help agencies implement this requirement. The bill creates a new statute section defining state agencies and establishing this preference without altering existing environmental protections.
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Introduced May 30, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Behnke, DeSanto, Miresse, Andraca, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Doyle, Fitzgerald, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck and Tenorio;
cosponsored by Senators Smith, Pfaff, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch
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Alex Joers
DDemocratic
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Amaad Rivera-Wagner
DDemocratic
P
Angelina Cruz
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Christian Phelps
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Clint Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Deb Andraca
DDemocratic
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
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Jenna Jacobson
DDemocratic
P
Jill Billings
DDemocratic
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Joe Sheehan
DDemocratic
P
Karen DeSanto
DDemocratic
P
Lee Snodgrass
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Lori Palmeri
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Renuka Mayadev
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Clancy
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Steve Doyle
DDemocratic
P
Supreme Moore Omokunde
DDemocratic
P
Tara Johnson
DDemocratic
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Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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