SB 5816 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 11, 2026
D Democratic31
31 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
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
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Photo of Nikki Torres
Nikki Torres
RRepublican
WA
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