AB 710

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 28, 2021
  • Senate
  • Governor

Sale of listed agricultural products: requirements for sale.

Abstract

(1) Existing law requires all California state-owned or state-run institutions, except public universities and colleges and school districts, to purchase agricultural products grown in California when the bid or price of the California-grown agricultural product does not exceed by more than 5% the lowest bid or price for an agricultural product produced outside the state and the quality of the products are comparable. Existing law establishes within the Department of Food and Agriculture a public and private collaboration known as the "Buy California Program" to encourage consumer nutritional and food awareness and to foster purchases of high-quality California agricultural products. This bill would require a grower or producer that sells a listed agricultural product, as defined, to a distributor, as defined, to attest to the distributor under penalty of perjury, using a self-attestation form developed by the department, whether the listed agricultural product was produced in compliance with specified California health and environmental protection laws and specified California labor laws, as defined. By expanding the crime of perjury, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. The bill would prohibit a distributor from selling a listed agricultural product produced in another state of the United States to a retailer, as defined, unless the distributor reasonably believes that the product was produced in compliance with specified California health and environmental protection laws. The bill would also prohibit a distributor from selling a listed agricultural product produced in the state or outside of the country to a retailer unless the distributor reasonably believes that the product was produced in compliance with specified California health and environmental protection laws and specified California labor laws. The bill would require a distributor that sells a listed agricultural product to a retailer to provide to the retailer the self-attestation form received from a grower or producer, and would provide that the provision of the attestation form showing compliance with specified California health and environmental protection laws or specified California labor laws creates a rebuttable presumption that the distributor reasonably believes that the product was produced in compliance with those laws. The bill would provide that these requirements only apply to a listed agricultural product during the California growing season for the product. The bill would provide that these requirements are not operative until the department adopts the regulations described below. This bill would require, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the department to adopt regulations to administer and enforce these requirements, as specified. The bill would prohibit the department from imposing additional fees on growers or producers to meet the requirements of this bill. The bill would provide that a violation of these requirements is subject to a $500 civil penalty that is required to be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General at the request of the department. The bill would require any funds recovered to be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, and upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be used for the administration and enforcement of these requirements, as specified. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Jun 14, 2022

Senate

In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage.

Jun 02, 2022

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on B., P. & E.D.

Jun 30, 2021

Senate

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

Jun 24, 2021

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on B., P. & E.D.

Jun 09, 2021

Senate

Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and AGRI.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and AGRI.

May 28, 2021

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 16. Page 1688.)

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 24, 2021

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 20, 2021

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 20).

Assembly

Coauthors revised.

May 05, 2021

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Apr 15, 2021

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 22, 2021

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on AGRI.

Mar 18, 2021

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.

Feb 25, 2021

Assembly

Referred to Com. on AGRI.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on AGRI.

Feb 17, 2021

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

Feb 16, 2021

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB710 HTML
02/16/21 - Introduced PDF
03/18/21 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/24/21 - Amended Senate PDF
06/02/22 - Amended Senate PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/14/21- Assembly Agriculture PDF
05/03/21- Assembly Appropriations PDF
05/24/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/29/21- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development PDF
06/09/22- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development PDF

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