Fiona Ma
- Democratic
Author
Existing law establishes various commissions to promote agricultural products from the state. This bill would create the California Blueberry Commission in state government with a prescribed membership, and would specify the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the commission. The commission would be authorized to carry out programs of education, promotion, marketing, and research relating to blueberries. The bill would authorize the commission to levy an annual assessment, not to exceed a specified amount, on producers and handlers of blueberries, and would authorize the expenditure of those funds for purposes of implementing the bill, thereby making an appropriation. The bill, except as necessary to conduct an election, would not become operative until the producers and handlers of blueberries, by referendum, vote in favor of the bill's provisions, as prescribed. The bill would also provide for the suspension of the operation of its provisions and for concluding the operations of the commission. The bill would authorize the commission to levy a civil penalty, as specified, on a person for rendering or furnishing false reports, secreting, destroying, or altering records, failing to furnish a report, or failing or refusing to furnish to the commission information concerning the name and address of persons from whom blueberries are received. The bill would authorize the commission to bring certain civil actions to enforce the bill's provisions and regulations adopted pursuant to these provisions. The bill would also authorize the commission to recommend to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture the adoption of blueberry quality standards, product labeling, or marketing activity, as provided.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 366, Statutes of 2009.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 7 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 70. Noes 3. Page 2980.)
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2970.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 2069.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (August 17).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (July 7).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on F. & A.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 1847.)
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 15).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB606 | HTML |
| 02/25/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/02/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/16/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/22/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/15/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/17/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/26/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/09/09 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/09 - Chaptered |
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