Buffy Wicks
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 14
Author
Existing law establishes the Department of Food and Agriculture, under the control of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, to promote and protect the agricultural industry of the state. Under existing law, the policy of the state is that every human being has the right to access sufficient, affordable, and healthy food. Existing law establishes various food assistance programs, including, among others, the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. This bill would require the Department of Food and Agriculture, in consultation with specified entities, to appoint and convene the End Hunger in California Master Plan Task Force to make recommendations for future comprehensive strategies aimed at addressing access to healthy and culturally relevant food for all Californians. The bill would require the task force to meet at least twice per year and to be composed of 25 members, from specified agencies and with specified knowledge and expertise in various food-related subject matters. The bill would authorize the department to use privately donated funds to provide non-state-employed members with a reasonable per diem allowance for each day of attendance and reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in connection with their official duties involving the task force. The bill would also authorize the task force to form ad hoc advisory committees to learn more about specific issues regarding recommending future comprehensive strategies aimed at addressing access to healthy and culturally relevant food. The bill would require the Department of Food and Agriculture to serve as the lead agency for developing the End Hunger in California Master Plan and to assist the task force in carrying out its duties. The bill would require the plan to be distributed to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2027, or 2 years after an appropriation of funds is made to implement these provisions, whichever is later, and to include specified actions, among others, identification of barriers to bringing retailers to specific locations, inclusion of a strategy to maximize eligible individuals' participation in specified federal and state nutritional programs, and identification of goals and implementation mechanisms to ensure California achieves an end to hunger. The bill would make related findings and declarations. The bill would also require the task force to report to the Legislature, on an annual basis, the demographic information of its members, as defined, to the extent that the information is available and the member has agreed to disclose their demographic information in the report.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 15).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 16).
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee February 29.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1961 | HTML |
| 01/29/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/12/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/03/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/15/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/05/24 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/07/24- Assembly Human Services | |
| 04/23/24- Assembly Agriculture | |
| 05/14/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/28/24- Senate Human Services | |
| 08/02/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/15/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/19/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/31/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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