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AB159 • 2025

creating a rural creative economy development grant program

creating a rural creative economy development grant program

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Novak, Kitchens, Anderson, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Green, Gundrum, Hong, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kreibich, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Steffen, Tranel and Tusler, cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Testin, Pfaff and Spreitzer
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Rural Development
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-05-28 Asm.

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  3. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-05-06 Asm.

    Senator Cabral-Guevara added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-04-30 Asm.

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-04-10 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. 2025-04-10 Asm.

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  8. 2025-04-02 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Novak , Kitchens , Anderson , Armstrong , Bare , Behnke , Billings , Green , Gundrum , Hong , B. Jacobson , J. Jacobson , Johnson , Kreibich , Miresse , Mursau , O'Connor , Palmeri , Steffen , Tranel and Tusler ; cosponsored by Senators Quinn , Testin , Pfaff and Spreitzer

  9. 2025-04-02 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development

Official Summary Text

creating a rural creative economy development grant program
Status: A - Rural Development