AB 1232

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Assembly
  • Senate
  • Governor

Department of Food and Agriculture: resilient and higher welfare grant program.

Abstract

Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to promote and protect the agricultural industry of the state. Existing law, the Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995, requires the department to establish and oversee an environmental farming program to provide incentives to farmers whose practices promote the well-being of ecosystems, air quality, and wildlife and their habitat. This bill would require the department to establish and administer a resilient and higher welfare grant program to support the implementation of higher standards of care and more climate-smart farming practices by providing education materials, outreach, and incentives to producers and processors seeking to improve farm animal welfare and increase capacity to meet growing demand for higher welfare and welfare-certified products, to comply with regulatory requirements, and to make necessary climate adaptations. The bill would require the department to establish an annual competitive grant application process that enables producers and processors seeking to improve farm animal welfare to apply to the department for financial assistance and to give priority to certain applications. The bill would require the department to conduct outreach and education to producers and processors with regard to the program and to publish a report on or before January 1, 2029, on its internet website summarizing the results of the program.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Feb 01, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Jan 31, 2024

Assembly

Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

May 18, 2023

Assembly

In committee: Held under submission.

May 03, 2023

Assembly

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

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Apr 19, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

Apr 17, 2023

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on AGRI.

Apr 12, 2023

Assembly

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

Mar 02, 2023

Assembly

Referred to Com. on AGRI.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on AGRI.

Feb 17, 2023

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

Feb 16, 2023

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB1232 HTML
02/16/23 - Introduced PDF
04/12/23 - Amended Assembly PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/18/23- Assembly Agriculture PDF
05/01/23- Assembly Appropriations PDF

Sources

Data on Open States is updated periodically throughout the day from the official website of the California State Legislature.

If you notice any inconsistencies with these official sources, feel free to file an issue.